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• ‘I can’t really afford it’: Lethbridge residents opt for transit, cycling as gas prices rise - Global News

  15-03-2022 23:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  ‘I can’t really afford it’: Lethbridge residents opt for transit, cycling as gas prices rise  Global News
  
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• University of Lethbridge strike update: enhanced mediation begins between U of L, ULFA | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  15-03-2022 23:46 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  University of Lethbridge strike update: enhanced mediation begins between U of L, ULFA | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Enhanced mediation begins between University of Lethbridge, faculty union

  15-03-2022 23:46
  
  It’s been five weeks since the University of Lethbridge Faculty Association (ULFA) voted to strike, and on Tuesday, a mediator stepped in to try to help the association reach an agreement with the University of Lethbridge Board of Governors. At least two additional days of mediation are expected, according to the ULFA. If the two sides still can’t come to a resolution, the mediator is expected to suggest a deal and then both sides could agree or reject it next week at the latest. As
  
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• Lethbridge police seek adult suspect after 12-year-old boy physically assaulted on way to school

  15-03-2022 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Lethbridge Police Service is asking for the public's help with an investigation looking into the physical assault of a 12-year-old boy on Monday.
  
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• Ukrainian Calgarians watch President Zelensky’s parliament address: ‘A scream for help’

  15-03-2022 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  The president of Ukraine made an historic address to Canada’s parliament that was also powerful and personal. Ukrainian Calgarians hope it compels Canadian officials to do more.
  
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• Lethbridge woman pleads guilty in former partner’s death; murder charge dropped - Global News

  15-03-2022 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge woman pleads guilty in former partner’s death; murder charge dropped  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge woman pleads guilty in former partner’s death; murder charge dropped

  15-03-2022 23:27 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Lethbridge woman accused of purposely running her former common-law partner down in an alley has been sentenced.
  
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• Emhoff tests positive for COVID-19, VP Harris still negative - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2022 23:27 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Emhoff tests positive for COVID-19, VP Harris still negative  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• YouthLink summer camp registration opens in Calgary

  15-03-2022 23:20
  
  Registration is open for YouthLink Calgary Police Interpretive Centre’s 2022 summer camps. Providing "the most VIP police experience possible" the camps allow youth a chance to tour exhibits, experiment with forensic science and crime solving, participate in team-building games, and get behind-the-scenes experiences with Calgary police specialty units. "YouthLink summer camps provide our junior detectives with an experience unlike any other in Calgary," said executive director Monique Auff
  
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• Alberta COVID-19 hospitalizations climb slightly Tuesday

  15-03-2022 22:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  The number of Albertans in hospital with COVID-19 climbed slightly on Tuesday, one day after the province recorded fewer than 1,000 cases for the first time since January.
  
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• COVID hospitalizations take slight bump upwards in Alberta Tuesday - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2022 22:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  COVID hospitalizations take slight bump upwards in Alberta Tuesday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Majority of Americans support restarting Keystone XL pipeline: poll

  15-03-2022 22:53
  
  As countries look for an alternative to Russian oil in the wake of that country’s invasion of Ukraine, Americans are looking to Canada to provide that oil, according to a new poll. A week ago, U.S. President Joe Biden ordered a ban on Russian oil imports.U.S. strikes harder at Putin, banning all Russian oil importsA Maru Public Opinion poll released Tuesday shows that 64 per cent of respondents want to import more oil from Canada to make up for the ban on Russian oil. Alberta’s premi
  
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• Grade three student raises money to help fight addiction

  15-03-2022 22:41
  
  Theodore Mason is quite the little athlete who likes to run and with the help of his mother Megan came up with the idea to run for a cause. The 8-year-old was given an assignment at school to do a project that would positively affect a person, place or an animal. "So I chose people," said Theodore. "I raised money for the Grace House with a five kilometre run." He managed to raise $905 by running from Nacmine to Drumheller where the recovery home is located. "Addiction has touched our family per
  
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• Grade 3 student raises money to help fight addiction

  15-03-2022 22:41
  
  Theodore Mason is quite the little athlete who likes to run and with the help of his mother Megan came up with the idea to run for a cause. The 8-year-old was given an assignment at school to do a project that would positively affect a person, place or an animal. "So I chose people," said Theodore. "I raised money for the Grace House with a five kilometre run." He managed to raise $905 by running from Nacmine to Drumheller where the recovery home is located. "Addiction has touched our family per
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps ink veteran goalkeeper Cody Cropper to one-year deal - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2022 22:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Vancouver Whitecaps ink veteran goalkeeper Cody Cropper to one-year deal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Albertans the least likely to voluntarily mask indoors: poll

  15-03-2022 22:07
  
  It has been two weeks since Alberta lifted the majority of its COVID-19 public health measures, including mandatory masking, and a new poll suggests people living in the province are the least likely in the country to continue to do so indoors. The Angus Reid Institute found 73 per cent of Canadians support wearing a mask in a public indoor spaces, but only 50 cent would continue to do so voluntarily.  Support drops in Alberta to 41 per cent for people likely to continue to mask i
  
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• CF Montreal looking to regain form in crucial Champions League decider - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2022 21:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  CF Montreal looking to regain form in crucial Champions League decider  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta investing additional $60 million in addiction and mental health supports - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2022 21:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Alberta investing additional $60 million in addiction and mental health supports  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Catch of the Day: A 12000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Tooth - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2022 21:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Catch of the Day: A 12000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Tooth  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Kerri Einarson impressed by Gushue’s short handed Brier win, but has alternate ready

  15-03-2022 21:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  That feat showcased how valuable multi-talented positional players can be on a four-person team, but also shone a light on the importance of the alternate, or fifth.
  
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• No charges against 2 Chicago officers in fatal shootings - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2022 21:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  No charges against 2 Chicago officers in fatal shootings  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• A look at Canada's sanctions and other actions against Russia - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2022 20:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  A look at Canada's sanctions and other actions against Russia  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Verbatim: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to Canada's Parliament - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2022 20:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Verbatim: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to Canada's Parliament  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta Health Services proposing wage rollbacks up to 11% for some health workers

  15-03-2022 20:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  An email shows AHS made an opening bargaining proposal of wage rollbacks for about 57 per cent of HSAA members ranging from 0.28 per cent to 10.93 per cent depending on profession.
  
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• Russian invasion: Before-and-after satellite images show destruction across Ukraine

  15-03-2022 20:15
  
  Burned-out and heavily-damaged apartment buildings, destroyed shopping malls and grocery stores, storage tanks on fire at an airport near Kyiv, and massive artillery craters in fields are among the images captured by satellite and provided by American space technology company Maxar. Below are a series of before-and-after images taken from southeastern, northern and north-central Ukraine. The before images are from February 2022. Images shown during the invasion range from a period between March
  
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• Lethbridge artist John Wort Hannam bringing his prairie-inspired tunes to Airdrie this weekend - Airdrie Today

  15-03-2022 20:00 via airdrietoday.com
  
  Lethbridge artist John Wort Hannam bringing his prairie-inspired tunes to Airdrie this weekend  Airdrie Today
  
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• Hero's welcome greets Paralympians returning to Calgary

  15-03-2022 19:57
  
  Fresh off their competitions at the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics, several Canadian athletes arrived in Calgary Monday night to a sea of family, friends and supporters. Adam Kingsmill, wearing his Para-hockey silver medal, was stunned to see familiar faces waiting for him in the YYC Calgary International Airport terminal. "Fifteen minutes ago, I thought I'd be taking a cab home to go see my cat through an empty house," laughed Kingsmill. "Coming through here and seeing my billet family that ho
  
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• 13 accused in Coutts blockade weapons charges appear in court

  15-03-2022 19:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  All 13 are currently facing charges of possession of a weapon and mischief to property over $5,000. Four were also charged with conspiracy to murder.
  
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• Province announces $72 million for public charter schools - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2022 19:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Province announces $72 million for public charter schools  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge police seek public's help in connection with assault on 12-year-old - Calgary Herald

  15-03-2022 19:30 via calgaryherald.com
  
  Lethbridge police seek public's help in connection with assault on 12-year-old  Calgary HeraldBat-wielding man assaults 12-year-old boy in Lethbridge, police say  CBC.caLethbridge police seek adult suspect after 12-year-old boy physically assaulted on way to school  Global NewsLPS seeking suspect who assaulted 12-year-old boy  Lethbridge News NowLethbridge Police seek public's help in connection with assault; “12-year-old boy, was walking to school w
  
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• EU imposes sanctions on Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2022 19:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  EU imposes sanctions on Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Adjournment for 4 Alberta border protesters charged with conspiracy to commit

  15-03-2022 19:17
  
  Four men charged with conspiracy to commit murder after arrests at last month's border blockade in southern Alberta made brief court appearances Tuesday. Christopher Lysak, who is 48, is also charged with uttering threats, possession of a weapon and mischief to property over $5,000. He has been denied bail. Lysak is to return to Lethbridge provincial court on March 28 along with Chris Carbert, Anthony Olienick and Jerry Morin. Bail hearings for Lysak's three co-accused haven't been held yet. Thi
  
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• White House: Biden will travel to Europe for Ukraine talks - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2022 18:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  White House: Biden will travel to Europe for Ukraine talks  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Germany to disarm far-right extremists, restricts gun access - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2022 18:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Germany to disarm far-right extremists, restricts gun access  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Former CFL quarterback Henry Burris joins B.C. Lions coaching staff - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2022 18:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Former CFL quarterback Henry Burris joins B.C. Lions coaching staff  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ranchland Senior AA League Championship Playoffs - My Lethbridge Now

  15-03-2022 18:00 via mylethbridgenow.com
  Ranchland Senior AA League Championship Playoffs  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Maggie Mac Neil named Swimming Canada's female swimmer of the year - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2022 17:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Maggie Mac Neil named Swimming Canada's female swimmer of the year  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge preteen attacked, has phone smashed by man with baseball bat

  15-03-2022 17:25
  
  The Lethbridge Police Service is seeking information from the public after a 12-year-old boy was injured and had his phone smashed in a Monday morning attack. According to police, the boy was walking to school when he was approached by a man carrying a baseball bat at around 7 a.m. in the 1100 block of Glacier Road South. The man allegedly yelled at and chased the boy, before pushing him to the ground and smashing his cell phone. The suspect fled the scene on foot when a passerby intervened. Pol
  
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• Special Calgary council meeting to address police response to duelling protests

  15-03-2022 16:57
  
  A special meeting of council is scheduled to take place Tuesday afternoon at city hall, as elected members are expected to discuss the police response to last Saturday’s protests in the Beltline. Ward 2 Coun. Jennifer Wyness says she plans to bring forth a motion that would extend an olive branch to organizers of the freedom rallies to allow them to have their voices heard at council. "A public hearing similar to what was offered to BLM (Black Lives Matter) protesters," said Wyness. "I was
  
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• Council will send a letter to the police commission encouraging more enforcement against freedom protesters

  15-03-2022 16:57
  
  City council spent 90 minutes debating fallout from the duelling protests on Saturday, which includes the weekly anti-mandate protesters. A smaller secondary protest met the group head-on Saturday, blocking their path down their usual route. Police used force to move the counter demonstrators away, by pushing the handlebars of their bikes into protesters. "We didn’t force them to push their bikes into us, we didn’t provoke anything we were standing there, and we refused to move and t
  
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• Calgary councillor wants citizens to vote for the city's official bird

  15-03-2022 16:56
  A Calgary councillor is hoping citizens will soon be able to vote for Calgary's official bird. Ward 11 Coun. Kourtney Penner plans to bring forward a notice of motion on Tuesday which would let Calgarians chose one of five feathered candidates vying for the title. The bird that comes in first would then be announced on May 14, which is World Migratory Bird Day. In 2021, Calgary was named one of four bird-friendly cities in the country by Nature Canada. To obtain the designation, a city must meet
  
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• Calgarians could soon vote for Calgary's official bird

  15-03-2022 16:56
  
  Calgarians could soon be able to choose what the city's official bird will be. Ward 11 Coun. Kourtney Penner brought forward a notice of motion on Tuesday that proposed council designate an official bird – and it be left to citizens to decide which one. Penner's notice of motion comes after Calgary was named a Bird Friendly City by Nature Canada last year, one of four across the nation. To obtain the designation, a city must meet several targets including reducing human-related threat
  
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• Bill Burr, David Spade to headline comedy festival on Calgary's Prince's Island

  15-03-2022 15:41
  
  The Great Outdoors Comedy Festival will be bringing some of the biggest names in stand-up comedy to Alberta this summer Bill Burr, David Spade and Whitney Cummings are slated to take to the Prince's Island Park stage in Calgary during the festival that runs from June 24-26. A complete Calgary lineup will be announced in the weeks to come. The Edmonton leg of the festival will run from Aug. 12 – 14 at the Edmonton Exhibition Lands Racetrack Infield and is set to include Amy Schumer and a li
  
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• Musher Brent Sass wins his first Iditarod race across Alaska - Lethbridge News Now

  15-03-2022 14:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Musher Brent Sass wins his first Iditarod race across Alaska  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Average home price hit record $816K in February: CREA

  15-03-2022 14:55
  
  The Canadian Real Estate Association says the national average home price hit a record $816,720 in February, as supply slowly started to return to the market and sales activity picked up. The association says the average price was up by 20.6 per cent from $677,435 last year, but if the Greater Vancouver and Toronto areas are cut from the calculation, the average drops by about $178,000. On a seasonally-adjusted basis, the average price totalled roughly $795,000, up by about two per cent from app
  
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• Average Canadian home prices hit record $816K in February: CREA

  15-03-2022 14:55
  
  The Canadian Real Estate Association says the national average home price climbed by more than 20 per cent since last year to hit a record $816,720 in February, as supply slowly started to return to the market and sales activity picked up. But don't expect any relief in the next two years, the association warned Tuesday. It forecasts that the national average home price will rise by 14.3 per cent on an annual basis to $786,000 in 2022 and then another 3.2 per cent to $810,934 in 2023.Sign up for
  
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• Average Canadian home price hits record $816K in February, rising 20% since last year

  15-03-2022 14:55
  
  The Canadian Real Estate Association says the national average home price climbed by more than 20 per cent since last year to hit a record $816,720 in February, as supply slowly started to return to the market and sales activity picked up. But don't expect any relief in the next two years, the association warned Tuesday. It forecasts that the national average home price will rise by 14.3 per cent on an annual basis to $786,000 in 2022 and then another 3.2 per cent to $810,934 in 2023.Sign up for
  
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• Average Canadian home price hit record $816K in February: CREA

  15-03-2022 14:55
  
  The Canadian Real Estate Association says the national average home price climbed by more than 20 per cent since last year to hit a record $816,720 in February, as supply slowly started to return to the market and sales activity picked up. But don't expect any relief in the next two years, the association warned Tuesday. It forecasts that the national average home price will rise by 14.3 per cent on an annual basis to $786,000 in 2022 and then another 3.2 per cent to $810,934 in 2023.Sign up for
  
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• Warm in Calgary through the work week

  15-03-2022 14:29
  
  The gust forecast has pared back slightly, but we'll still likely end up with gusts in the 50 km/h range. Yesterday on-air, I said we'd be carbon-copying yesterday into today. That's exactly how this plays out. Gusts in the 50s here, and in the 80s for the foothills. As a neat aside, thanks to a steady wave of instability, seconds of the higher-elevated foothills could see thundersnow this afternoon. The early-morning chance for rain or freezing ran didn't pan, and our overnight temperature as o
  
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• UPDATE: Still warm for a few, though Sunday turns a cool, snowy corner

  15-03-2022 14:29
  
  UPDATE: That title is not meant to startle! It will indeed be cooler, and will be snowier. In spite of this, the high temp for Sunday remains above seasonal. Right now, I'm looking at it more as a carbon copy of last Sunday; we'll see early snow, and get a temperature that takes care of the shoveling for us in a hurry. The only other adjustment to the forecast here is a slight tinkering with some of our temperatures. Wind will be quite blustery tomorrow again, with gusts in the 40 km/h range, an
  
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