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• Alberta sees lowest average increase in farmland value: Farm Credit Canada

  17-03-2022 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to Farm Credit Canada, the average value of Canadian farmland was up by an average of 8.3 per cent in 2021. In Alberta, the increase was modest at 3.6 per cent.
  
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• Emergency preparedness ministers say a national flood insurance program is needed - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2022 23:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Emergency preparedness ministers say a national flood insurance program is needed  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• AHS wants the public to help develop the future of emergency care

  17-03-2022 23:05
  
  Alberta Health Services says it wants to hear from you about how it can improve a number of the issues facing the province's emergency care services. Starting Thursday, interested parties will be able to register online to access information and a survey filled with questions about what is and isn't working within EMS. "This service plan will reflect how EMS integrates into Alberta’s health system and provide the vision and direction for EMS in Alberta for the next five years. It will also
  
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• 10 most popular hiking trails in Canada based on Google, Instagram trends

  17-03-2022 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to the analysis, the 10 most popular hiking routes in Canada include five routes in British Columbia and two in Alberta.
  
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• Alberta’s COVID-19 hospitalization, ICU numbers drop again Thursday

  17-03-2022 23:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  The number of Albertans in hospital with COVID-19 continued to drop on Thursday while the province also confirmed an additional six deaths.
  
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• Downwards trend continues Thursday for COVID hospitalizations - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2022 22:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Downwards trend continues Thursday for COVID hospitalizations  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta's Rocky Mountain Eagle Research Foundation reaches milestone in annual eagle count

  17-03-2022 22:38
  
  Dozens of volunteers spend their spring and fall in Kananaskis Country peering through binoculars and other telescopic lenses, searching the sky for migrating eagles. The migration route runs north from the United States along the Rocky Mountains, all the way up to the Yukon. It was discovered by chance in 1992 by Des Allen and Peter Sherrington. It became known as the 'Eagle Highway.' Strong updrafts are created in the area by the mountains and prevailing wind that mean the eagles don't have to
  
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• Passport problems: renewal and registration delays frustrating Canadians

  17-03-2022 22:27
  
  A rise in demand for passport services is leading to a backlog nationwide and a headache for many international travellers.  Some Canadians say their passport applications and approvals took multiple months to complete. They accuse Service Canada delays of forcing them to change their itineraries or cancel flights altogether.  "I mailed my application in in early February," Calgarian Jenneice Larsen told CTV News. "But I didn't hear anything, didn't get anything in the mail. So by not
  
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• 'It's go time': Banff businesses ready to welcome travellers after COVID-19 testing changes

  17-03-2022 22:20
  
  Those working in Banff’s hospitality and tourism sector are applauding the federal government’s decision to lift pre-entry COVID-19 testing requirements for fully-vaccinated travellers entering Canada on April 1. The official announcement came Thursday, and applies to travellers coming into the country through air, land or water though passengers may still be subjected to mandatory, random PCR testing at the airport. Unvaccinated or partially-vaccinated travellers still need to do te
  
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• 60 or 70 shots fired in Edmonton 'mass shooting event,' 2 charged: police chief

  17-03-2022 22:20
  
  Police have arrested and charged two people in relation to a "horrific" mass shooting that killed one man and injured six others in central Edmonton on Saturday. "There was approximately 60 or 70 shots fired at a crowd," Police Chief Dale McFee said Thursday. "The video, obviously, is evidence so I can't show it, but it's horrific," he revealed during a police commission meeting. The gunfire happened outside of the Ertale Lounge near 124 Street and 118 Avenue around 2:45 a.m Saturday. At the sce
  
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• Town of Taber Utilities Foreman wins AWWOA Award - My Lethbridge Now

  17-03-2022 22:16 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Town of Taber Utilities Foreman wins AWWOA Award  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Toronto FC trades Jamaican defender Kemar Lawrence to Minnesota United - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2022 22:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Toronto FC trades Jamaican defender Kemar Lawrence to Minnesota United  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ammolite to become official Alberta gemstone

  17-03-2022 22:07
  
  The ammolite is set to become Alberta's official gemstone. The gemstone, found predominantly in the southern part of the province, would be added to the Emblems of Alberta Act if passed. "Ammolite is an iridescent gemstone formed from the fossilized shells of molluscs, known as ammonites, which lived in an inland sea east of the Rocky Mountains," the province said in a news release. "After sinking to the seabed, the mud that covered ammonites hardened over millions of years to become shale. The
  
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• Ammolite becomes official Alberta gemstone

  17-03-2022 22:07
  
  The ammolite became Alberta's official gemstone on Thursday. The gemstone, found predominantly in the southern part of the province, was added to the Emblems of Alberta Act. "Ammolite is an iridescent gemstone formed from the fossilized shells of molluscs, known as ammonites, which lived in an inland sea east of the Rocky Mountains," the province said in a news release. "After sinking to the seabed, the mud that covered ammonites hardened over millions of years to become shale. The shell propert
  
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• Baby goats born at Granary Road 1 month before opening

  17-03-2022 22:06
  
  Staff at Granary Road are celebrating the birth of two baby goats born at the park this week. The goats – one doeling and one buckling – were born on Wednesday morning. Their mother, Tiny, was actually born at Granary Road herself in 2018. Spokesperson Erin Bucknell says Tiny got her name because she was so small. "She’s quiet, loving and loves the kids," Bucknell said. "She lays so still so the kids all have an opportunity to pet her and tell her how beautiful she is."Bucknell
  
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• Two Ontario students 'stable' after deadly crash in Texas - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2022 22:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Two Ontario students 'stable' after deadly crash in Texas  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Toronto's Sophie Jaques a finalist for NCAA women's hockey MVP - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2022 21:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Toronto's Sophie Jaques a finalist for NCAA women's hockey MVP  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta teacher charged with sexually assaulting child continued to teach during RCMP investigation

  17-03-2022 21:52
  
  A Didsbury, Alta. teacher who is accused of sexually assaulting an elementary student is no longer employed, but parents confirm he was substitute teaching at the school in recent weeks. RCMP officials confirm an investigation was launched into Harley Arthur Dickinson in December 2021 after reports surfaced indicating he had allegedly assaulted a child who attended an elementary school in the town in 2015. Dickinson taught at the school at the time of the alleged offence. Parents whose children
  
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• Province looking for input on the future of EMS in Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2022 21:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Province looking for input on the future of EMS in Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• LPS charges youth with firearm offences - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2022 21:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  LPS charges youth with firearm offences  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Stormy, cloudy conditions the day of fatal plane crash near Slave Lake, Alta.: TSB report

  17-03-2022 21:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  'Pilots need to plan ahead and consider strategies to avoid adverse weather, as well as have alternate plans should such weather be encountered,' the TSB said.
  
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• NTSB: Child was driving truck that struck van killing 9 - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2022 21:23 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  NTSB: Child was driving truck that struck van killing 9  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge teen charged after air pistol fired at vehicle | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  17-03-2022 21:20 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge teen charged after air pistol fired at vehicle | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• 16-year-old faces weapons charges after fight at Lethbridge skatepark

  17-03-2022 21:20
  
  A Lethbridge youth is facing weapons charges after a fight at a skatepark in the southern Alberta city led to shots being fired at a vehicle from an air pistol. Police were called to the 2300 block of Parkside Drive S. about 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday for a firearms complaint, however the suspects had fled by the time officers arrived. "Investigators learned an altercation involving several people resulted in shots being fired at a vehicle from an air pistol," police said in a release. "One young ma
  
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• Ukrainians fleeing conflict can stay in Canada for three years - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2022 21:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Ukrainians fleeing conflict can stay in Canada for three years  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• University of Calgary workers rally against budget cuts

  17-03-2022 20:57
  
  Caretakers at the University of Calgary held a rally and information picket outside the administration building on Thursday, protesting budget cuts they say unfairly targets lowest wage earners on campus. “About 200 caretakers on low wages are bearing unnecessary pain from the university’s cuts,” said Justin Huseby, president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) Local 052, which represents support workers at the university. “Most of these workers are women,
  
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• House votes to further restrict Russian trade after invasion - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2022 20:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  House votes to further restrict Russian trade after invasion  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta government invests in clean tech to create more jobs

  17-03-2022 20:47
  
  The government is investing in nearly two dozen projects aimed at revolutionizing energy usage in Alberta. From strategies to reduce utility costs to finding new uses for Alberta bitumen, the Alberta Innovates program is offering $13 million to continue research and create hundreds of jobs. "Technology is driving innovation in every industry," Labour Minister Doug Schweitzer said in a release on Thursday. "Alberta entrepreneurs and researchers are creating the solutions that move Alberta –
  
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• Quebec to introduce bill banning cat declawing, other unneeded pet surgeries - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2022 20:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Quebec to introduce bill banning cat declawing, other unneeded pet surgeries  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary's tech and innovation industry gets $22.3 million federal funding boost

  17-03-2022 20:23
  
  The federal government made another funding announcement in Calgary on Thursday, this time benefiting the city's tech and innovation sector. The feds are providing more than $22.3 million in interest-free, repayable funding to some of Calgary's fastest growing tech firms through Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), saying the money will help the companies scale up and enter new markets. Daniel Vandal, the federal minister in charge of PrairiesCan, made the announcement at Platform
  
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• BBB warning the public of CRA scams - My Lethbridge Now

  17-03-2022 20:06 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  BBB warning the public of CRA scams  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Industry groups asking feds to prevent potential CP Rail work stoppage

  17-03-2022 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Roughly 45 industry groups said Thursday that any disruption would further hinder Canada's freight capacity and hurt the broader economy.
  
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• American among civilians killed in Russian attack in Ukraine - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2022 19:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  American among civilians killed in Russian attack in Ukraine  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Albertans celebrate 1st ‘normal’ St. Patrick’s Day in years

  17-03-2022 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  For the first time in years, Irish pubs across Alberta are celebrating St. Patrick's Day without COVID-19 restrictions.
  
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• Canucks president Rutherford tests positive for COVID-19, enters NHL's protocol - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2022 19:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canucks president Rutherford tests positive for COVID-19, enters NHL's protocol  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Health and safety issues for women in agriculture - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2022 19:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Health and safety issues for women in agriculture  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Union issues strike notice to CP Rail as groups ask Ottawa to prevent work stoppage

  17-03-2022 19:43
  
  Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said Thursday it has received strike notice from the union representing its engineers, conductors and other train employees. The move is the latest escalation in a labour dispute at the Calgary-based railway that could result in a potential nation-wide work stoppage as early as 1 a.m. EST on Sunday. CP Rail indicated Wednesday night that it had issued a 72-hour notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference of its plan to lock out almost 3,000 employees on Sunday, i
  
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• Industry groups call for federal government to stop potential CP Rail work stoppage

  17-03-2022 19:43
  
  Canadian business organizations are calling on Ottawa to prevent a potential work stoppage at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., which could further hamper companies recovering from COVID-19 restrictions and supply chain problems. Roughly 45 industry groups said Thursday that any disruption would hinder Canada's freight capacity and hurt the broader economy as it grapples with inflation, product shortages, rising fuel costs and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. "Any disruption would further cripple C
  
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• Ottawa Senators sign forward Philippe Daoust to entry-level contract - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2022 19:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Ottawa Senators sign forward Philippe Daoust to entry-level contract  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta's mental health lowest in Canada for February: Report

  17-03-2022 19:13
  
  When it comes to mental health, Albertans have the lowest score in the country, according to new research. Since April 2020, LifeWorks has been releasing monthly reports about well-being and comparing the scores to their pre-pandemic mental health benchmark The Mental Health Index for February lists Alberta at the bottom, with a ranking of -12.5 points, which is just a 0.3 improvement over January’s score. The province at the top of the list is Quebec, with a score of -6.3, which is a leve
  
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• 'The most excitement in years': Calgary bars gear up for restriction-free St. Patrick’s Day

  17-03-2022 19:09
  
  Thursday marks the first time in three years that Calgary bars and restaurants are able host St. Patrick's Day festivities without any public health restrictions. Celebrations of the holiday were largely cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The major boost in sales is much-needed for venues like Jamesons Pub on 17 Avenue where owner Harry Dimitriadis says the holiday is typically the venue's busiest day. “We’ll do a week’s worth of sales on St.
  
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• Afternoon classical music series returns to the King Eddy on Sundays

  17-03-2022 19:01
  
  Classical music is returning to the King Eddy on Sunday afternoons. The National Music Centre's afternoon classical music series will feature some of Canada's best talent -- along with brunch – starting at noon each week and running April 10 until June 26. The series will feature performers like Jens Lindemann, Kevin Chen, Peaks + Prairies Ensemble, New Works Calgary, and more. “After piloting our afternoon classical series at the King Eddy in 2020, we received such an overwhelmingly
  
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• Whitecaps sign defender Tristan Blackmon to contract extension through 2023 - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2022 18:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Whitecaps sign defender Tristan Blackmon to contract extension through 2023  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Witness worried about giving evidence against men accused of killing Calgary chef

  17-03-2022 17:05
  
  A witness says she was worried about providing evidence against two men accused of killing a popular Calgary chef. The young woman, who cannot be identified due to a publication ban, was visibly nervous as she continued her testimony at the jury trial of Anthony Dodgson and Tommie Holloway. The pair have pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Christophe Herblin on March 14, 2020. Court heard Herblin had responded to a call of a break-in at his soon-to-be-opened cafe in Calgar
  
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• Russian invasion of Ukraine shows need to protect Canada's North: Norad - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2022 16:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Russian invasion of Ukraine shows need to protect Canada's North: Norad  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• CP Rail issues 72-hour lockout notice on Teamsters Canada - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2022 16:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  CP Rail issues 72-hour lockout notice on Teamsters Canada  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Feds to drop pre-arrival testing April 1st - My Lethbridge Now

  17-03-2022 16:22 via mylethbridgenow.com
  Feds to drop pre-arrival testing April 1st  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• The Magician Who Allegedly Made Battle Tanks Disappear - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2022 16:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  The Magician Who Allegedly Made Battle Tanks Disappear  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Farkas eclipses initial fundraising goal in first days of run from Mexican to Canadian border

  17-03-2022 16:09
  
  Jeromy Farkas is 123 kilometres into his 4,270-kilometre run through three U.S. states and has already collected more than $50,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Calgary and Area. The former Calgary mayoral candidate and Ward 11 councillor has set a new fundraising goal of $100,000 as he attempts to run the Pacific Crest Trail in 100 days, an average undertaking of roughly the equivalent distance of a marathon each day. The run began on March 12 southeast of San Diego, Calif. near the U.S.-Mexi
  
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• World curling championship redo in Prince George for Canada's Kerri Einarson - Lethbridge News Now

  17-03-2022 16:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  World curling championship redo in Prince George for Canada's Kerri Einarson  Lethbridge News Now
  
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