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• Labour shortages put strain on Banff as more tourists arrive

  11-04-2022 23:52
  
  Tourists have begun flocking back to popular destinations like Banff since restrictions started being eased in Alberta and other parts of the world, and a labour shortage plaguing the mountain town is making it difficult to keep up with the influx. The hospitality industry is taking the biggest hit, with many vacant spots in restaurants and hotels. “At the moment the biggest problem is not having temporary foreign workers,” said Alex Boston, owner and general manager of Nourish Bistr
  
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• Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services sending more equipment to Ukraine - My Lethbridge Now

  11-04-2022 23:43 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services sending more equipment to Ukraine  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Councillor Gian-Carlo Carra under police investigation, steps down from police commission

  11-04-2022 23:41
  
  The Calgary Police Service (CPS) confirms it is aware of an incident between Ward 9 councillor Gian-Carlo Carra and a member of the public and an investigation was passed along to law enforcement in Edmonton. Carra has stepped down from the Calgary Police Commission (CPC) while the investigation proceeds. "In the interest of transparency and best practices, we have reached out to the Edmonton Police Service to request they lead an independent investigation of the circumstances," reads a short st
  
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• Coun. Gian-Carlo Carra under police investigation, steps down from police commission

  11-04-2022 23:41
  
  The Calgary Police Service (CPS) confirms it is aware of an incident between Ward 9 councillor Gian-Carlo Carra and a member of the public and an investigation was passed along to law enforcement in Edmonton. Carra has stepped down from the Calgary Police Commission (CPC) while the investigation proceeds. "In the interest of transparency and best practices, we have reached out to the Edmonton Police Service to request they lead an independent investigation of the circumstances," reads a short st
  
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• Bird flu found at 3 more poultry flocks in central Alberta

  11-04-2022 23:32
  
  Avian flu has been found in three more poultry flocks in central Alberta, Canadian Food Inspection Agency officials said on Monday. It was revealed last week a highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian flu had been confirmed in two poultry flocks in Mountain View County and one flock in Ponoka County. The CFIA said on Monday it had also been found in poultry flocks in Kneehill County on Friday, Paintearth County on Saturday and Wetaskiwin County on Sunday. The infected premises have been placed und
  
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• Canes' Bryan Thomson named WHL Goaltender of the Week - Lethbridge News Now

  11-04-2022 23:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Canes' Bryan Thomson named WHL Goaltender of the Week  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Nanton, Alta.’s iconic grain elevators are now provincial historic resources

  11-04-2022 23:10
  
  Residents living in Nanton, Alta. are celebrating a decision to designate the town's iconic grain elevators as provincial historic resources, saving them from demolition. The threesome, two green twin elevators and an orange one, sit next to the railway. They were decommissioned in 2002 and faced demolition, but the designation means the Canadian Grain Elevator Discovery Centre, which operates from the historical buildings, can now apply for government grants to help with restorative work. 
  
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• Lethbridge musician named Alberta's #1 rising country star - Lethbridge News Now

  11-04-2022 22:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge musician named Alberta's #1 rising country star  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• City of Lethbridge donating surplus items to Ukraine - Lethbridge News Now

  11-04-2022 22:31 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Man charged with conspiracy to murder at Alberta border protest going directly to trial

  11-04-2022 21:48
  
  One of four men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at a border blockade protest in southern Alberta wants to go directly to trial. A lawyer for Christopher Lysak has told a Lethbridge judge that he is waiving his right to a preliminary hearing and he has elected to be tried by a jury. Lysak, along with Chris Carbert, Anthony Olienick and Jerry Morin, are to return to a Lethbridge court on April 25. Lysak, who is also charged with uttering threats, possession of a weapon and mischief to pro
  
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• 'It makes me feel anxious': Concerns over school transmission of COVID-19 continue

  11-04-2022 21:34
  
  Some Alberta parents are growing increasingly concerned about COVID-19 transmission in schools as the province deals with its sixth wave of the virus.   "We're sending children into environments that most adults wouldn't tolerate," said Jennifer Crawford, a mother of two. “(There’s) 25 other people in close contact (in a class), they can't maintain distance." While students in Alberta no longer need to wear their masks in school or on the school bus, Crawford says her
  
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• Man charged with conspiracy to commit murder at Alberta border going directly to trial

  11-04-2022 21:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  A lawyer for Christopher Lysak has told a Lethbridge judge that he is waiving his right to a preliminary hearing and he has elected to be tried by a jury.
  
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• Green Shirt Day continues to grow and bring awareness to organ and tissue donation

  11-04-2022 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  Since the conception of Green Shirt Day, organ and tissue registration has seen a huge spike in support across Canada with more people signing up every year.
  
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• Alleged indecent act in front of child leads to charges against Calgary man

  11-04-2022 21:10
  
  A Calgary man is facing charges after allegedly committing an indecent act in front of a child. A woman and her 10-year-old daughter were walking to a school in the 200 block of 33rd Avenue N.E. about 3:30 p.m. on March 3 when they allegedly saw a man standing naked at the front window of a home, committing an indecent act "while staring at the woman’s daughter," police said in a release. "The woman reported the incident to police as there had allegedly been another occasion earlier in the
  
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• Alberta Food and Beverage Expo returns to Lethbridge - Global News

  11-04-2022 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Food and Beverage Expo returns to Lethbridge  Global News
  
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• Alberta Food and Beverage Expo returns to Lethbridge

  11-04-2022 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  More than 2,000 people attended the Alberta Food and Beverage Expo at Exhibition Park in Lethbridge on Saturday. It's the first time the trade show has happened in two years.
  
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• Back in the saddle: Ranchman's will have a mechanical bull when it reopens

  11-04-2022 18:51
  
  Before Ranchman's closed its doors two years ago, one of the most emblematic parts of the Calgary country bar was its mechanical bull, something that officials say will be again be featured when it reopens later this month. Ranchman's operated for almost 50 years before closing down in 2020. At the time, realtor Rob Campbell said Ranchman's fell victim to both the pandemic as well as a half-decade long oil shock that emptied out the wallets of Albertans. The bar sold to a new ownership grou
  
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• Piikani man pleads not guilty in connection to death of teenager - Lethbridge News Now

  11-04-2022 18:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Piikani man pleads not guilty in connection to death of teenager  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• U.S. Senator Joe Manchin visiting Alberta to discuss energy security

  11-04-2022 18:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) will be in Alberta on Monday and Tuesday to learn about the province's energy sector, the Alberta government said.
  
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• Calgary Folk Fest teases 2022 lineup, Spoon to headline

  11-04-2022 18:20
  
  This year's edition of the Calgary Folk Music Festival is just over three months away but music fans already have reason to get excited. At the start of a 48-hour flash sale with reduced ticket prices, organizers announced Spoon would headline one of the four nights on Prince's Island for the 43rd annual event. The Texas-based, critically-acclaimed band, led by frontman Britt Daniel, will return to Calgary for the first time since the summer of 2017. The group is touring following the release of
  
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• Alberta government terminates relationships with 3 Russian regions

  11-04-2022 18:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  This is the first time the Alberta government has terminated relationships with sister regions, the government says.
  
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• Alberta terminates relationship with 3 Russian regions

  11-04-2022 18:03
  
  The government of Alberta says it has ended its relationship with Tyumen Oblast, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug in response to the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine. Premier Jason Kenney stated in letters to governors of each region that despite the decades-long relationships, Alberta is terminating its relationship due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. "Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is an outrageous act of aggression that has led to appalling war
  
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• Guns, drugs and stolen bikes seized in Beltline drug trafficking investigation

  11-04-2022 16:41
  
  Two men face drug trafficking charges following a police investigation that led officers to a Beltline home. The investigation into alleged drug dealing began in early March and resulted to the search of a home in the 100 block of 14th Avenue S.E. on April 5. The search yielded:A loaded Glock handgun; A .22 caliber rifle; $10,000 worth of property stolen from a hobby gaming store; Stolen high-end bikes; 150.3 grams of fentanyl; 500.9 grams of methamphetamine; and, Undisclosed amounts of cannabis
  
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• Guns, drugs and stolen bikes seized in Beltline drug investigation

  11-04-2022 16:41
  
  Two men face drug trafficking charges following a police investigation that led officers to a Beltline home. The investigation into alleged drug dealing began in early March and resulted to the search of a home in the 100 block of 14th Avenue S.E. on April 5. The search yielded:A loaded Glock handgun; A .22 caliber rifle; $10,000 worth of property stolen from a hobby gaming store; Stolen high-end bikes; 150.3 grams of fentanyl; 500.9 grams of methamphetamine; and, Undisclosed amounts of cannabis
  
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• Political ‘fixer’ says former Alberta justice minister hired him to get reporter’s phone logs

  11-04-2022 15:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  A separate email the same day suggests Wallace and Denis reached a deal. Denis would pay Wallace $5,000 per month based on at least 20 hours per week.
  
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• Scattered flurries and frosty days ahead for Calgary

  11-04-2022 15:13
  
  The drooping jet stream associated with our recent downturn will continue to stay put for a few days. From this, we should expect cloudy weather, wind gusts maintaining a meaningful wind chill, and with scattered flurries as the kicker. Expect to see heavier snowfall quantities closer to the Rockies, as our air mass lifts. Breaking it all down now, wind speed will easily reach the 30 km/h mark at a few points this week, potentially bringing wind chill values as low as -20. The scarf is going to
  
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• Flurries in Calgary and southern Alberta, winter storms in the eastern Prairies

  11-04-2022 15:13
  
  UPDATE: As of this writing, there are winter storm watches in effect spanning southeastern Saskatchewan, through the southern corridor of Manitoba, and inter-northern Ontario. All for good reason. The winter storm could bring up to 80 centimetres of snow to higher elevations of Manitoba, specifically, with Winnipeg and area getting 30-50 cm amidst 70-90 km/h wind gusts. If those look to sustain for any duration, that winter storm watch jumps the queue and becomes a blizzard warning in a hurry. T
  
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• U.S. senator visiting Alberta oilsands amid energy security concerns

  11-04-2022 14:49
  
  U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, is in Alberta to meet with Premier Jason Kenney, Energy Minister Sonya Savage, and key oil and gas stakeholders as concerns around energy security continue. Manchin's visit comes as American officials are reportedly calling on Canada to increase oil and gas exports to help fill a void left by the U.S. banning all Russian energy imports. Canadian officials say domestic industries have the capacity to "
  
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• Fixer says former Alberta justice minister hired him to get reporter's phone logs

  11-04-2022 14:06
  
  A self-described political fixer says a former Alberta justice minister hired him to obtain a reporter's phone logs.  David Wallace says he was hired by Jonathan Denis to get the phone records of Alanna Smith, a former Calgary Herald reporter now of The Canadian Press. Wallace said Denis told him he wanted to trace sources Smith had drawn on for a story about whether the size of Denis's wedding reception broke COVID-19 protocols. In an email from his lawyer, Denis denied that he or his clie
  
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• 'Infection doesn't protect you': Getting COVID twice more common as immunity wanes, experts say

  11-04-2022 10:40
  
  Christine Enns said she was shocked when a rapid test showed she had tested positive for COVID-19. Enns, who received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine and a booster shot, already had the virus in early February and thought reinfection was rare. "I started feeling sick three to four days ago thinking, 'This feels like COVID.' I took five tests and ... today it came back positive," the bakery owner said Friday from her home in Warren, Mba., about 45 kilometres north of Winnipeg. "It did come as a sur
  
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• Toppin, Quickley have career nights as Knicks win finale over Raptors - Lethbridge News Now

  11-04-2022 04:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Toppin, Quickley have career nights as Knicks win finale over Raptors  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Umami Shop - Complimentary Cooking Kits - My Lethbridge Now

  11-04-2022 01:48 via mylethbridgenow.com
  Umami Shop - Complimentary Cooking Kits  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Scheffler gets Masters green jacket to go with No. 1 ranking - Lethbridge News Now

  11-04-2022 01:44 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Scheffler gets Masters green jacket to go with No. 1 ranking  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Jury finds both suspects guilty in fatal stabbing of well-known Calgary chef

  11-04-2022 01:03
  
  A Calgary jury found one man guilty of second-degree murder and another of manslaughter Sunday in the death of a well-known chef. Anthony Dodgson and Tommie Holloway had both pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Christophe Herblin in the parking lot outside of his soon-to-be opened cafe on March 14, 2020. Herblin was a longtime executive sous chef at the Glencoe Golf and Country Club and his new restaurant was just weeks away from opening. The two men broke into the restaur
  
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• Jury finds both suspects guilty in Calgary chef murder trial

  11-04-2022 01:03
  
  A Calgary jury has found one man guilty of second-degree murder and another of manslaughter in the death of a popular chef. Anthony Dodgson and Tommie Holloway had both pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Christophe Herblin on March 14, 2020. Herblin was a longtime executive sous chef at the Glencoe Golf and Country Club and his new restaurant was weeks away from opening. The jury heard that Herblin responded to an early morning break-in at the restaurant and, after police
  
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