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• Rural municipalities formally reject Alberta provincial police

  05-04-2022 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta rural municipalities joined their urban colleagues in rejecting the idea of replacing the RCMP with a provincial police force, saying it adds cost without benefit.
  
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• Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld to address 'thin blue line' patches Tuesday

  05-04-2022 23:20
  
  Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld will be addressing a recent directive that officers should stop wearing 'thin blue line' patches during a Tuesday news conference. Last week, the Calgary Police Commission ordered on-duty police officers to stop wearing the patches by April 1, saying they needed to be replaced with a symbol that "better reflects the values of Calgarians." The commission said the controversial patch has "mixed meanings." "Police officers and their families largely wear the thin b
  
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• Calgary police chief announces 2 week pause on implementing 'thin blue line' patch removal

  05-04-2022 23:20
  
  Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld announced Tuesday a two week pause on implementing an order from the Calgary Police Commission for his officers to stop wearing 'thin blue line' patches on uniforms while on duty. Neufeld said members were "incensed" by the order, which called for the patches to be removed by April 1 as they need to be replaced with a symbol that "better reflects the values of Calgarians." "Any time you feel like something like this is thrust upon you, a defensive reaction is no
  
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• 1 person injured in fight involving weapons at Franklin LRT station

  05-04-2022 23:19
  
  One person was being assessed by paramedics Tuesday afternoon after what officials described as a violent altercation involving a weapon at the Franklin LRT station. Police and EMS were called there just after 2:30 p.m. No other information was available. This is a developing story and will be updated throughout the day …
  
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• 1 person injured, 1 arrested after stabbing at Franklin LRT station

  05-04-2022 23:19
  
  One person was injured and another arrested Tuesday afternoon after a stabbing at the Franklin LRT station. Police and EMS were called there about 2:45 p.m. for reports of a fight on the C-Train station platform. A victim was transported to hospital in serious condition. A suspect was later located in the downtown area and arrested. Police say charges are pending. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
  
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• Students thriving in Alberta's first virtual designated special education program

  05-04-2022 22:47
  
  Having 18 students in two grades with four teachers makes Rundle Studio sound pretty small, but it's starting off that way on purpose. Officials are trying something new by using what was learned during the pandemic when students couldn't attend classes and had to continue learning at home. Rundle Studio started in September 2021 by taking Grade 7 and 8 students that were on the waiting list at Rundle Academy. John Wolf is the school's principal and one of the teachers, and says from the beginni
  
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• Rural Municipalities of Alberta opposes creation of provincial police service

  05-04-2022 22:29
  
  An independent association comprising of counties and municipal districts says it opposes a proposal from the Alberta government to create a provincial police force. Late last year, Premier Jason Kenney implored rural leaders to consider the merits of a provincial police service. His United Conservative Party government has said provincial police would increase service levels in rural areas, decrease overall policing costs and increase local input into policing. But Rural Municipalities of Alber
  
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• Calgary man identified as victim of Crescent Heights homicide

  05-04-2022 22:24
  
  Calgary police have identified a man found shot to death in the community of Crescent Heights on Friday. Police were called to an alley in the 300 block of 16th Avenue N.W. atabout 8:30 p.m. on April 1 after offenders reportedly fired multiple rounds into a parked vehicle then fled in a vehicle east on 16th Avenue toward Edmonton Trail N.E. The victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was declared deceased a short time later. It marks the ninth homicide in Calgary so far this year. Following
  
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• Trans-Canada Highway in B.C., near Alberta, to close again for month-long construction shutdown

  05-04-2022 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Construction continues on the Kicking Horse Canyon project, which will see a full highway closure from April 19 to May 20.
  
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• Trans-Canada Highway in B.C., near Alberta, to close again for month-long construction

  05-04-2022 21:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Construction continues on the Kicking Horse Canyon project, which will see a full highway closure from April 19 to May 20.
  
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• Suncor’s move to get out of wind and solar criticized by Greenpeace Canada

  05-04-2022 21:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary-based energy giant Suncor announced Monday its plans to divest its wind and solar assets to focus on hydrogen and renewable fuels instead.
  
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• 'The horizon looks fantastic': Green energy company moving headquarters from B.C. to Alberta

  05-04-2022 21:25
  
  Calgary is about to be home to another international green energy company. PACE Canada, a U.K based company, recently announced it is moving its Canadian headquarters from British Columbia to Calgary, which points to an encouraging trend being seen throughout the province. "We've seen a number of companies build-out in the solar and the wind space here in Alberta. And fortunately, a number of them are located here in Calgary," said Patrick Mattern, vice-president of business devel
  
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• Meet Alberta's new child and youth advocate, and first woman to hold the role

  05-04-2022 21:24
  
  Alberta's new child and youth advocate was sworn in at a ceremony at the legislature Tuesday morning. Terri Pelton has worked in social services for 30 years and first arrived at the advocate's office 15 years ago, playing a leading role in developing investigation and legal representation programming.   Pelton said the office under her leadership would maintain its focus on increasing youth involvement and community engagement, but she also pointed to specific issues that need to be a
  
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• 'A threat': Alberta offers $75 bounties for hunting, trapping wild boar

  05-04-2022 21:05
  
  The Alberta government has placed a price on the heads, and more specifically the ears, of wild boar which have now been reported in 28 rural municipalities. “Wild boar at large are a threat to our animals and environment, as well as a vector for diseases like African swine fever," said Agriculture Minister Nate Horner in a Tuesday announcement. "We are taking action to get rid of this menace and help those affected by it before it gets worse.” The bounty is in effect in the County o
  
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• ‘We are stronger together’: Ukrainian dancers across Alberta unite for benefit performance

  05-04-2022 20:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ukrainian and Polish dancers from around Alberta are collaborating for a special performance. The benefit concert will help unify the cultures and support Ukraine.
  
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• Jurassic Quest dinosaur exhibit stops in Calgary this weekend

  05-04-2022 19:53
  
  A herd of dinosaurs is set to descend on Calgary's BMO Centre this weekend. The animatronic visitors are coming to the city as part of Jurassic Quest, a travelling exhibit that hasn't been to Calgary since 2019. Organizers say Jurassic Quest is the largest and most realistic dinosaur exhibition in North America. It runs at the BMO Centre from April 8 -10, and includes life-like dinosaurs, dinosaur rides and live dinosaur shows. Jurassic Quest lets visitors walk through the Triassic, Jurassic and
  
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• Alberta launches program to control wild boar population: ‘Taking action to get rid of this menace’

  05-04-2022 19:53 via globalnews.ca
  
  After been documented in 28 rural Alberta municipalities, the province said the goal is to eliminate the destructive pest's threat to crops, livestock and the environment. 
  
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• Former Senator Doug Black named board chair of Canada West Foundation

  05-04-2022 19:38
  
  Former Alberta Senator, the Hon. Doug Black has been named board chair of the Canada West Foundation, the organization announced Tuesday. Now senior counsel at Dentons Canada, Black was "a strong voice for western Canada and advocate for responsible energy development," read a release.   He served in the Senate for eight years, from 2013 to 2021. "He maintains a sharp focus on policy issues impacting western Canada but at the same time holds a deep passion for the nation – values that
  
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• Pedestrian seriously injured in Beltline hit-and-run

  05-04-2022 18:30
  
  Calgary police are investigating after a pedestrian was badly injured in a hit-and-run crash in the Beltline on Tuesday. Police said the man was walking in the intersection of 1 Street and 12 Avenue SW just before 10 a.m. when he was struck by a truck. EMS transported the victim to hospital in serious condition. This is a developing story and will be updated as more details become available. ALERT: Emergency services are helping a pedestrian involved in an incident on 12 Ave and 1 St SW. Bl
  
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• TransAlta signs deal with Meta on new 200 megawatt Oklahoma wind project

  05-04-2022 17:26
  
  Canadian energy company TransAlta Corp. says it has signed a deal with Meta, formerly known as Facebook, to sell the technology giant power generated at a planned U.S. wind project. TransAlta says under the long-term renewable energy purchase deal, Meta has agreed to buy all electricity expected to be produced at a new wind project in Oklahoma. The Calgary-based company says construction on the 200 megawatt Horizon Hill wind power project in the state's Logan County is slated to begin later this
  
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• Suncor's decision to get out of wind and solar criticized by Greenpeace

  05-04-2022 17:23
  
  Suncor Energy Inc. is getting out of the wind and solar business, even as a new UN report on climate change says wind and solar technologies are the two best avenues to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and limit the planet's warming to a critical 1.5C. The Calgary-based energy giant - which has been involved in renewable energy production for two decades - announced Monday its plans to divest its wind and solar assets to focus on hydrogen and renewable fuels instead. In 2002, Suncor partne
  
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• Suncor getting out of wind and solar; will shift focus to hydrogen and renewable fuel

  05-04-2022 17:23
  
  Canadian energy company Suncor says it is getting rid of its wind and solar assets. In a news release Monday, the Calgary-based company says it still intends to be net-zero emissions by 2050, but will accelerate progress towards that target by focusing on hydrogen and renewable fuels instead. Suncor says its strategy for hitting the 2050 goal is also focused on increasing shareholder returns. The company says it has developed eight wind power projects since 2002 in three provinces -- Saskatchewa
  
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• The bluster dies down Tuesday evening, and stays down

  05-04-2022 17:03
  
  UPDATED: That wind certainly hasn't disappointed! You can track the earlier data below. Here's the new graph:An update from earlier (link to that Tweet is just below) regarding today's top wind gusts. #abstorm #yyc #Calgary pic.twitter.com/U313wJlEOz — Kevin Stanfield (@CTVStanfield) April 5, 2022At its calmest, Calgary has maintained sustained winds of 28 km/h. Gusts are still slated to fall below 40 km/h closer to 8 p.m. The only real news different from what's below is the addition of S
  
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• The bluster dies down this evening, and stays down

  05-04-2022 17:03
  
  UPDATED: That wind certainly hasn't disappointed! You can track the earlier data below. Here's the new graph:An update from earlier (link to that Tweet is just below) regarding today's top wind gusts. #abstorm #yyc #Calgary pic.twitter.com/U313wJlEOz — Kevin Stanfield (@CTVStanfield) April 5, 2022At its calmest, Calgary has maintained sustained winds of 28 km/h. Gusts are still slated to fall below 40 km/h closer to 8 this evening.  The only real news different from what's below is th
  
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• Gusty all day long in Calgary; 20 C possible later in the week

  05-04-2022 17:03
  
  With the wind warnings ongoing in our province (as of 6 am), here’s a peak at the data so far:Here are maximum gust speeds from yesterday on the left, and today (so far) on the right. #yyc peaked at 72 km/h yesterday; 56 km/h today.Data sourced here: https://t.co/GlzvMRGbDN#abstorm pic.twitter.com/Xio63nTX9d — Kevin Stanfield (@CTVStanfield) April 5, 2022So, not a terribly large number of spots peaking over the 90 km/h warning criteria; all the same, gusts in a lot of places got awfu
  
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• Possible link between fracking and premature births: University of Calgary researchers

  05-04-2022 15:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  ``It would be a weird coincidence if it wasn't that, but it's not something we're able to assess from this particular study.''
  
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• Third parties won’t face criminal charges in Michael Gregory teacher sex abuse case

  05-04-2022 15:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary police said no further charges will be laid in the case of Michael Gregory, a teacher charged with sex-related offences two decades ago.
  
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• Helen Schuler Nature Centre seeking volunteers - Lethbridge News Now

  05-04-2022 14:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Helen Schuler Nature Centre seeking volunteers  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Kenney's approval rating falls below 30%: ThinkHQ poll

  05-04-2022 13:23
  
  Days before UCP members vote in a leadership review, Premier Jason Kenney's approval rating has fallen below 30 per cent, suggests a new poll released Tuesday by ThinkHQ. The poll also suggests the UCP trail the NDP by 12 percentage points province-wide in terms of voters support. "Public sentiment about whether or not the UCP should seek a new party leader has remained remarkably stable since December of last year, with over six-in-10 (63 per cent) now saying Kenney should be replaced versus 22
  
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• BILD Lethbridge crowns BILDer grand champion - Medicine Hat News

  05-04-2022 12:20 via medicinehatnews.com
  BILD Lethbridge crowns BILDer grand champion  Medicine Hat News
  
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• Lethbridge Police seeking suspect connected to robbery investigation - Lethbridge News Now

  05-04-2022 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge Police seeking suspect connected to robbery investigation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Crime Beat podcast: Mr. Gregory’s dark secret

  05-04-2022 08:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  On the latest episode of 'Crime Beat,' Nancy Hixt how one woman’s bravery cracked open one of the most high-profile sex assault cases in Calgary’s history. 
  
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• Monday drive-by shooting injuries no one in northeast Calgary

  05-04-2022 05:34
  
  A recent string of gunfire incidents continued Monday night with a drive-by shooting in northeast Calgary. At 7:37 p.m., witnesses called 911 to report that they saw a vehicle stopped at a stop sign on the 200 block of Saddle Lake Drive N.E., when a second vehicle rolled up alongside it. People inside the second vehicle recognized people inside the first car, and opened fire on it. The people in the first car appeared to return fire. Police recovered shell casing at the scene. They believe the o
  
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• Monday drive-by shooting injures no one in northeast Calgary

  05-04-2022 05:34
  
  A recent string of gunfire incidents continued Monday night with a drive-by shooting in northeast Calgary. At 7:37 p.m., witnesses called 911 to report that they saw a vehicle stopped at a stop sign on the 200 block of Saddle Lake Drive N.E., when a second vehicle rolled up alongside it. People inside the second vehicle recognized people inside the first car, and opened fire on it. The people in the first car appeared to return fire. Police recovered shell casing at the scene. They believe the o
  
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• Ukrainian family starts new life in Edmonton

  05-04-2022 05:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  The family fled Poltava, a city that sits in between Kyiv and Kharkiv.
  
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• Flames look to crown the Kings and put an end to mini slump

  05-04-2022 02:54
  
  Just last week, the Calgary Flames looked like they were in the clear.  They were six points up on the Los Angeles Kings with three games in hand and the season winding down. The Kings however had other things in mind.  They beat the Flames 3-2 in a shootout on Thursday night in Calgary and since then have pulled to within three points of the suddenly slumping Flames, with a chance to close within a point in a return match set for Monday night in Hollywood. Forward Tyler Toffoli says t
  
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• 'It's not enough': Calgarian says Ukraine needs more support to fight war

  05-04-2022 02:04
  
  As global outrage against Russia continues and the threats of more sanctions loom, at least one Ukrainian-Canadian is hoping the world will do more. “Ukrainians fight bravely, but it's not enough,” says Yevgen Kanevskiy, who lives in Calgary. “They need to have more (military) help.” Kanevskiy left his home in Kharkiv, Ukraine, about 16 years ago. When he did, he never thought his family and friends who stayed would experience the nightmare of war. “On Feb. 24, some
  
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• 'Do not see this impacting the relationship': Lethbridge officials not concerned by CTA review of Flair Airlines - CTV News Calgary

  05-04-2022 01:38 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  'Do not see this impacting the relationship': Lethbridge officials not concerned by CTA review of Flair Airlines  CTV News Calgary
  
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• 'Do not see this impacting the relationship': Lethbridge officials not concerned by CTA review of Flair Airlines

  05-04-2022 01:38
  
  Flair Airlines recently announced it will begin flying out of Lethbridge later this year but the ultra low-cost carrier has hit some turbulence due to a federal review that could keep it grounded. "They've bumped into a very significant issue here," said Rick Erickson, an aviation analyst out of Calgary. "The Canadian Transportation Agency has said they may not be controlled by Canadians." For an air carrier to operate with a domestic license in Canada, it must be owned by a Canadian entity. The
  
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• Calgary man charged in Radisson Heights homicide

  05-04-2022 01:19
  
  A Calgary man faces charges in relation to a homicide that took place in the southeast Calgary neighbourhood of Radisson Heights last Friday. Around 1:30 p.m. on April 1, police responded to reports of gunshots fired in the 100 block of Radcliffe Close S.E. First responders discovered a man in life-threatening condition, who died afterward. Following an autopsy Monday, the victim was confirmed to be 39-year-old Jamie O'Leary of Calgary. Over the weekend, police located a vehicle that was spotted
  
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• ‘Ditch this draft, it’s garbage’: Lethbridge residents join province-wide rally against proposed K-6 curriculum - Global News

  05-04-2022 01:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  ‘Ditch this draft, it’s garbage’: Lethbridge residents join province-wide rally against proposed K-6 curriculum  Global News
  
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• ‘Ditch this draft, it’s garbage’: Lethbridge residents join province-wide rally against proposed K-6 curriculum

  05-04-2022 01:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  Vocal opposition to the province's proposed K-6 curriculum continued on Saturday, leading to 'Ditch the Draft' rallies across Alberta on Saturday, including in Lethbridge.
  
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• Alberta’s top doctor takes stand during civil trial regarding response to COVID-19

  05-04-2022 01:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Several churches and individuals in Alberta are accusing the government of violating the province's bill of rights and Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
  
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• Study finds link between high density of fracking and adverse birth outcomes

  05-04-2022 00:50
  
  Scientists at the University of Calgary have found a link between high density of fracking operationsin the oil and gas industry and adverse birth outcomes. The first study the University of Calgary team has published in this research area suggests moms were more likely to deliver a pre-term baby if they lived within 10 kilometres of a fracking site. The researchers looked at women in rural areas who live close to hydraulic fracturing sites. “There is very little research about fracking as
  
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• Archbishop of Edmonton says pope wants to repeat residential school apology on Canadian soil

  05-04-2022 00:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  The archbishop of Edmonton says the apology from Pope Francis for the role the Roman Catholic Church played in the residential school system is the first step on a road to healing.
  
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• Alberta diploma exams still only worth 10% this spring

  05-04-2022 00:27
  
  Students in Alberta will be expected to write diploma exams this spring, but they will only count toward 10 per cent of students' final marks. Alberta Education announced in October 2021 that it was reducing the weight of Grade 12 diploma exams to 10 per cent for the 2021-22 school year, as opposed to its usual 30 per cent, in recognition of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on student learning. On Monday, Education Minister Adrianna LaGrange confirmed that policy will remain in place fo
  
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• Grand opening of the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame permanent location - My Lethbridge Now

  05-04-2022 00:23 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Grand opening of the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame permanent location  My Lethbridge Now
  
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