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• Honens reverses course, re-invites Russians to piano competition

  18-03-2022 23:45
  
  The Honens International Piano Competition reversed a ban on Russian competitors Thursday. Last week, the Calgary-based organization said that Russian competitors were out of the 2022 event due to the invasion of Ukraine. However, in a statement issued Thursday on Twitter, Honens said that in retrospect, a ban would only punish musicians who neither played a role in nor support the Russian government's action, so Russian pianists are once again invited to perform in the event. The exception is a
  
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• First bear sighting of the season at Banff National Park

  18-03-2022 23:45
  
  Officials at Banff National Park are warning visitors to be cautious amid the first bear sighting of the season.The bear, a grizzly, was spotted on Monday afternoon west of Banff near the Sunshine interchange. "We're not 100 per cent sure, but we suspect it's a bear that we call Number 122," said Banff National Park human wildlife coexistence specialist Blair Fyten. Locals simply call the grizzly "the boss." He's thought to be about 20-years-old, Flyten said. "Typically, some of our first bears
  
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• COVID numbers remain low in Alberta on Friday - Lethbridge News Now

  18-03-2022 23:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  COVID numbers remain low in Alberta on Friday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta welcomes 19 new conservation officers for the upcoming season

  18-03-2022 23:01
  
  Thanks to millions raised through the sales of the Kananaskis Conservation Pass, the Alberta government has increased the number of conservation officers by one-third. Jason Nixon, Alberta's minister of environment and parks, attended the graduation ceremony for the new officers on Friday, saying all the new personnel are "highly trained" and "champions of the great outdoors." He added the addition of the officers was another example of a promise the UCP government has kept with Albertans. "Our
  
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• Police locate missing Calgary man Ryan Porterfield

  18-03-2022 22:50
  
  Calgary police say a man who went missing for over a week has been located safe and sound. Police issued a public plea for help finding Ryan Porterfield, 32, on March 18, saying he was last seen in the southwest Calgary community of Elboya at around 6 a.m. three days before. On Thursday, police said Porterfield had been found.
  
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• Calgary police find missing man’s car found abandoned near Balzac

  18-03-2022 22:50
  
  Calgary police are hoping the public can help as they search for a man missing since Tuesday. Ryan Porterfield, 32, was last seen in the southwest Calgary community of Elboya at around 6 a.m. on March 15. Police said Porterfield sent a text to his family at 8:15 that night, but hasn't been heard from since. "It is out of character for Porterfield to not be in contact and his family and police are concerned for his wellbeing," said a Friday news release. Porterfield was driving a grey 2021 Hyunda
  
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• Tough test, familiar faces await Vancouver Whitecaps in matchup with LAFC - Lethbridge News Now

  18-03-2022 22:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Ottawa Senators approaching NHL trade deadline as sellers once again - Lethbridge News Now

  18-03-2022 22:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• 'We’re not alone': Calgary churches ring bells in show of support for Ukraine

  18-03-2022 22:05
  
  Calgary churches tolled their bells over the noon hour Friday as a symbol of hope, peace and strength to signify their love for those suffering during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Churches across Alberta from different denominations joined in the effort as part of the Day of Prayer for Ukraine. Bells rang for ten straight minutes at Calgary's St. Mary’s Cathedral where Father John Nemanic held a liturgy of the word for community members to show their support and pray together. “I
  
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• Canadian seniors in need of safe, reliable transportation options

  18-03-2022 21:55
  
  A national seniors’ advocacy organization says nearly half of Canadian seniors report not having access to transportation that meets their needs for medical appointments. Laura Tamblyn Watts is the CEO of CanAge, Canada’s National Seniors’ Advocacy Organization and says older adults who lack access to reliable transportation services suffer from worse mental health, lower quality of life and are less likely to be able to receive health care, including vaccinations. "We know tha
  
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• Long overdue: 2 books returned 42 years late to Calgary library

  18-03-2022 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  If you add up the fines for the books, they could have cost the borrower over $3,000. Luckily, the Calgary Public Library recently forgave all late fees.
  
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• Syria's Assad visits UAE, 1st trip to Arab country since war - Lethbridge News Now

  18-03-2022 21:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Parent convicted in college bribery case asks to remain free - Lethbridge News Now

  18-03-2022 21:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Parent convicted in college bribery case asks to remain free  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Trial in Calgary chef's death told reference to witness as 'KGB rat' carved in cell

  18-03-2022 21:26
  
  A sheriff has testified that he found the name of a key witness at a trial involving a popular Calgary chef's death carved on a cell wall. Anthony Dodgson and Tommie Holloway have pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Christophe Herblin on March 14, 2020. A young woman, who can't be identified due to a publication ban, has testified the two men were planning to break into Herblin's soon-to-be opened cafe to gain access to an adjacent cannabis shop. She expressed concern abo
  
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• Temporary injunction granted against Beltline protests, police say disobedience could lead to arrests

  18-03-2022 21:22
  
  Ahead of what is expected to be a heightened version of the ongoing 'freedom' rallies in the Beltline neighbourhood, the City of Calgary has received a temporary court injunction to address disturbances. On Friday, officials announced the city had been granted the injunction by an Alberta Court of Queen's Bench justice that would "prohibit ongoing violations of existing bylaws and legislation" and "reinforces and clarifies enforcement authority." It mentions excessive noise, road and sidewalk bl
  
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• City of Calgary granted temporary injunction to enforce bylaws during Beltline protests

  18-03-2022 21:22
  
  Ahead of what was expected to be a heightened version of the ongoing 'freedom' rallies in Calgary's Beltline neighbourhood, the City of Calgary has received a temporary court injunction to address disturbances. On Friday, officials announced the city had been granted the injunction by an Alberta Court of Queen's Bench justice that would "prohibit ongoing violations of existing bylaws and legislation" and "reinforces and clarifies enforcement authority." "We fully support the right to peaceful pr
  
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• Spain changes stance, backs Moroccan rule in Western Sahara - Lethbridge News Now

  18-03-2022 21:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Spain changes stance, backs Moroccan rule in Western Sahara  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta Sheriffs stop Red Deer drug operation - Lethbridge News Now

  18-03-2022 20:28 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• New Walmart fulflillment centre north of Calgary expected to open n the fall

  18-03-2022 20:26
  
  A massive Walmart fulfillment centre will be built in the High Plains Industrial Park, east of CrossIron Mills, and is expected to create hundreds of jobs throughout construction and when the building is operational. The high-tech facility, located at 10 Lowes Road in Rocky View County, just north of Calgary city limits, is scheduled to open in September. The 430,000 square foot warehouse will, according to Walmart Canada, serve as a Western Canada delivery hub for "millions of customer orders"
  
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• Eve Gascon to become third female goaltender to play in QMJHL - Lethbridge News Now

  18-03-2022 20:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Eve Gascon to become third female goaltender to play in QMJHL  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Defense challenges witness in Lorenzen Wright murder trial - Lethbridge News Now

  18-03-2022 20:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Defense challenges witness in Lorenzen Wright murder trial  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta announces $825K in funding for addictions, mental heath organization in Medicine Hat

  18-03-2022 19:52
  
  A Medicine Hat organization is getting $825,000 in funding from the province in an effort to improve access to addiction treatment. The money will go to Our Collective Journey, which helps supports people in recovery from addiction and mental health challenges. "Our goal is to build connections with people," said Our Collective Journey executive director Rick Armstrong. "Through these connections, we are able to harness the power of shared experience, reduce potential feelings of stigma and supp
  
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• Alberta announces $825K in funding for addictions, mental health organization in Medicine Hat

  18-03-2022 19:52
  
  A Medicine Hat organization is getting $825,000 in funding from the province in an effort to improve access to addiction treatment. The money will go to Our Collective Journey, which helps supports people in recovery from addiction and mental health challenges. "Our goal is to build connections with people," said Our Collective Journey executive director Rick Armstrong. "Through these connections, we are able to harness the power of shared experience, reduce potential feelings of stigma and supp
  
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• Temporary road closure in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  18-03-2022 19:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Lethbridge man pleads not guilty to drug trafficking and stolen property charges - Lethbridge News Now

  18-03-2022 18:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge man pleads not guilty to drug trafficking and stolen property charges  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta records deadliest year for drug overdoses in 2021

  18-03-2022 18:30
  
  Alberta recorded its deadliest year on record for drug overdoses with more than 1,700 deaths in 2021. The province released data late Thursday showing 176 people died in both November and December bringing the yearly total to 1,758. Not only did both months hit grim milestones – the highest single-month totals ever – but they capped off the worst year since Alberta began collecting data in 2016. Most overdose fatalities are linked to opioids and took place in Calgary and Ed
  
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• Rental and housing markets remain reasonable in Lethbridge - My Lethbridge Now

  18-03-2022 18:28 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Rental and housing markets remain reasonable in Lethbridge  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• UN: 6.5 million people displaced inside Ukraine due to war - Lethbridge News Now

  18-03-2022 18:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Alberta and Lethbridge record deadliest year for drug overdoses in 2021 - Lethbridge News Now

  18-03-2022 18:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Alberta and Lethbridge record deadliest year for drug overdoses in 2021  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Convoy protest cost Ottawa $36.3 million, city memo says - Lethbridge News Now

  18-03-2022 18:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Convoy protest cost Ottawa $36.3 million, city memo says  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Cosmic Scans Detect Mysterious Tunnels Hiding In Great Pyramid Of Giza - Lethbridge News Now

  18-03-2022 18:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Cosmic Scans Detect Mysterious Tunnels Hiding In Great Pyramid Of Giza  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Man arrested, another sought for questioning in suspicious death of woman

  18-03-2022 17:55
  
  Police say they've already made an arrest in connection with the death of woman in southeast Calgary, but they are looking for another man they believe might know something about the incident. Officers were called to the 100 block of 10th Avenue S.E. at around 6:40 a.m. for reports of an assault. The victim, a woman in her 20s, was unconscious when police arrived. The Calgary Police Service (CPS) said the woman died at the scene. Officers cordoned off 10th Avenue between First Street S.E. and Se
  
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• Death of woman found assaulted, unconscious in Beltline under investigation by Calgary police

  18-03-2022 17:55
  
  Calgary police are investigating the death of a woman found badly beaten in the Beltline on Friday morning. Officers were called to the 100 block of 10th Avenue S.E. at around 6:40 a.m. for reports of an assault. The victim, a woman in her 20s, was unconscious when police arrived. The Calgary Police Service (CPS) said despite the best efforts of first responders, the woman died. Officers cordoned off 10th Avenue between First Street S.E. and Second Street S.E. while they investigate, and police
  
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• Millions of dollars worth of MDMA “precursor” seized in Calgary - Lethbridge News Now

  18-03-2022 17:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Millions of dollars worth of MDMA “precursor” seized in Calgary  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary police, border agents seize chemicals capable of producing $5M worth of MDMA

  18-03-2022 17:40
  
  The interception of packages being imported from China into Canada, and the subsequent search of a northeast Calgary home, has resulted in a massive MDMA precursor seizure. Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) officials confirm the investigation began Jan. 21 when Canada Border Services Agency workers detected two packages of chemicals, precursor for producing MDMA or ecstasy, destined for a Calgary address. The seized precursor weighed more than 53 kilograms. Two weeks later, a search
  
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• More than 1,700 Albertans died of drug overdoses in 2021, the deadliest year on record

  18-03-2022 17:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province released data late Thursday showing 176 people died in both November and December, bringing the yearly total to 1,758.
  
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• More than 1,700 Albertans died of drug overdoses in 2021

  18-03-2022 17:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province released data late Thursday showing 176 people died in both November and December bringing the yearly total to 1,758.
  
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• Calgary Transit encourages passengers to show gratitude on Thank Your Driver day

  18-03-2022 17:26
  
  Officials with Calgary Transit are asking patrons to show appreciation for their bus and CTrain operators on Friday. Every year, Calgary Transit celebrates Thank your Driver Day on March 18. The date was chosen because it was on that day in 1662 that bus service first began, kicking off in Paris with horse-drawn carriages. "Transit operators do so much more than drive; they ensure passenger safety, keep to a schedule, give directions, remember stop requests, all while manoeuvring large vehicles
  
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• In video call, Biden presses China's Xi on Russia support - Lethbridge News Now

  18-03-2022 16:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  In video call, Biden presses China's Xi on Russia support  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Unlikely playoff push complicates trade deadline for new Canucks front office - Lethbridge News Now

  18-03-2022 16:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Arkansas deputy guilty of negligent homicide in teen's death - Lethbridge News Now

  18-03-2022 16:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Beaver Lake Cree Nation to prove anew it needs funding for suit against feds, Alberta

  18-03-2022 15:54
  
  The Supreme Court of Canada says Beaver Lake Cree Nation may yet be entitled to having its legal fees paid in advance by the Alberta and federal governments to help it fund a long-running legal battle. But in a unanimous ruling today, the top court says the First Nation will have to prove to a lower court that it needs the money. Beaver Lake has already paid $3 million to fund a lawsuit against the provincial and federal governments first filed in 2008, and has argued it doesn’t have enoug
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict - Lethbridge News Now

  18-03-2022 15:17 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Alberta reports 4 COVID-19 deaths in final daily update

  18-03-2022 14:30
  
  The Alberta government issued its final daily COVID-19 update on Friday. In it, the province reported four COVID-19 deaths, increasing the province's death toll to 4,023 since the pandemic began. The province has 966 Albertans in hospital with the coronavirus, 62 of whom are receiving care in ICUs. Alberta Health counted 502 new COVID-19 cases on Friday after nearly 3,000 PCR tests. Alberta has 6,583 COVID-19 infections right now, but that number is likely much higher because of testing limitati
  
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• UPDATE: Double-digit highs ahead for Calgary, save for a snowy Sunday

  18-03-2022 14:28
  
  AFTERNOON UPDATE: Time to lock it in. Here's your weekend forecast: Saturday's lovely, still. West wind isn't as strong a feature, here, so getting above 10 C may be tricky. I think we have it in us. Sunday remains all over the map. One thing they agree on - Calgary will see snow. Southern Alberta is also likely catching this wave. A rapidly-intensifying low rolls from the Rockies and quickly becomes a clipper. And so, we are clipped. A remote chance of freezing rain exists for the early hours o
  
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• Double-digit highs ahead for Calgary, save for a snowy Sunday

  18-03-2022 14:28
  
  The five-day forecast remains solely chilled Sunday; with what follows after, that's the least of our concerns. The touch of snow might be worth a raised eyebrow, but we'll get there later. West wind pushes off again this afternoon after a somewhat calmer morning today. We'll have a few cloudier periods, but should see a good deal of sun for the majority of our waking hours. Rinse and repeat this for Saturday, with even less wind, and a southerly approach. Okay. Sunday, now. The band of snow tha
  
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• Search underway for missing Calgary man last seen near Mount Royal University

  18-03-2022 14:13
  
  The Calgary Police Service is asking Calgarians to be on the lookout for a 27-year-old man who has been missing since Thursday morning. Robert Lake was last seen at around 8:30 a.m. on St. Patrick's Day on Richardson Road S.W., in the community of Lincoln Park, just west of the Mount Royal University campus. Lake's family has not heard from him since and there are concerns for his well-being. The missing man is described as:Approximately 152 centimetres (5' ) tall; Having a slim build; Havi
  
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• Missing Calgary man, last seen near Mount Royal University, located

  18-03-2022 14:13
  
  The Calgary Police Service confirms a 27-year-old man who has been missing since Thursday morning has been located. Robert Lake was last seen at around 8:30 a.m. on St. Patrick's Day on Richardson Road S.W., in the community of Lincoln Park, just west of the Mount Royal University campus. On Friday morning, police announced Lake had been found and was safe.
  
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• Beltline protests spur special Calgary Police Commission meeting

  18-03-2022 13:46
  
  The Calgary Police Commission is holding a special meeting today to discuss the Calgary Police Service's response plan to the ongoing protests that have been flooding the Beltline every Saturday. The first part of the meeting will be held behind closed doors, followed by a public portion where as much information as possible will be shared with Calgarians. 'Freedom' protesters say they plan to continue their weekly demonstrations around and along 17th Avenue each Saturday unt
  
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• WestJet prepares for ‘immediate and dramatic’ uptick in demand after testing requirements dropped

  18-03-2022 13:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  WestJet Airlines Ltd. prepares for an uptick in demand in the wake of the government of Canada's decision to remove pre-entry COVID-19 test requirements for vaccinated travellers.
  
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