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• Canadian men's under-20 soccer team features some very familiar names - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2022 23:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canadian men's under-20 soccer team features some very familiar names  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• No one injured, but Calgary home destroyed in fire

  15-04-2022 22:56
  
  Fire officials are investigating the cause of a blaze that broke out inside a home in southwest Calgary. The Calgary Fire Department was called to the scene at a home on Woodfield Crescent S.W. just after noon on Friday. When crews arrived, they found smoke coming from the basement of the two-storey home and worked quickly to contain the fire. "They got after it pretty quick," said District Chief Martin Keefe. "They started with a transitional attack from the outside. It was fully involved, so n
  
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• Egg art on display at Calgary's Southcentre Mall

  15-04-2022 22:36
  
  A colorful fundraiser, featuring a group of Easter eggs painted by local artists, is now on display at a Calgary mall. Southcentre Mall's Pysanky for Peace exhibit, which begins Saturday, consists of five, oversized Easter eggs that were created with the help of pysanky expert Daena Diduck. The art display will help kick off World Art Day in Calgary but also will eventually help Ukrainian refugees. "This is a fundraiser in support of an organization that helps Ukrainian families coming to Albert
  
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• Premier Kenney continues push to replace Russian oil with Alberta crude

  15-04-2022 21:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Another voice is backing Premier Jason Kenney in his push for more North American oil to supplant Russian supplies during the invasion of Ukraine.
  
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• Alberta NDP says Kenney government is failing Albertans who are stuck with high utility bills

  15-04-2022 20:37
  
  Energy companies are no longer bound by a moratorium on shutting off power, which could cause issues for Albertans with mounting utility bills. As of Friday, the grace period for those behind on payments is over, meaning providers can disconnect services, something the moratorium prevented during the winter months. The number of Albertans who face shutoff is unclear, but its estimated that at least 1,000 ENMAX customers could be affected. CTV News reached out to several energy companies for more
  
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• 'We're just human beings': Former Calgary first responder hopes to help others with PTSD

  15-04-2022 20:16
  
  When Chad Kennedy arrived at a horrific bus crash almost two years ago, he says it sent him into the darkest place he'd ever been in his life. Kennedy, who was working with the Alberta Highway Patrol at the time, was one of the first responders at the scene of a tour bus crash at the Columbia Icefield on July 19, 2020. Several RCMP detachments from the area, including Jasper, Banff and Lake Louise, all responded to the scene, along with three STARS helicopters. Three people died in the crash and
  
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• Not Just Allergies: Gardener's Itchy Eye Caused By Fly Larvae - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2022 20:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Not Just Allergies: Gardener's Itchy Eye Caused By Fly Larvae  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Federal environment minister says no green tax on pickup trucks

  15-04-2022 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canada's environment minister says the Conservatives are spreading disinformation and ``fear mongering'' to score political points.
  
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• Iowa Supreme Court: Finkenauer qualifies for Senate ballot - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2022 19:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Iowa Supreme Court: Finkenauer qualifies for Senate ballot  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Refugee family from Ukraine seeking to return to Canada faces immigration backlogs

  15-04-2022 18:11
  
  Mina Melad Gerges Makar and his family had to leave Canada for Ukraine after his immigration application was rejected in January. But a month later, Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced the Makars to flee to Switzerland. Now, he's hoping to return to Canada and his lawyer believes the Makars have a "strong case" to make to Canadian immigration officials, but the backlog in the immigration system remain a significant hurdle. "I think we'll ultimately get a positive decision. I'm confident of that.
  
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• Winners announced for 2022 RCMP Name the Puppy contest - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2022 18:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Winners announced for 2022 RCMP Name the Puppy contest  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• South Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2022 18:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  South Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Sea to Sea for PTSD makes its way through Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2022 17:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Sea to Sea for PTSD makes its way through Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Mike Bossy, Islanders great, 4-time Cup champion, dies at 65 - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2022 15:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Mike Bossy, Islanders great, 4-time Cup champion, dies at 65  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Health Canada issues treatment failure warning for COVID therapy due to BA.2 subvariant

  15-04-2022 15:18
  
  Health Canada is alerting health care providers that a COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy treatment may no longer be effective against the new subvariant of Omicron. The agency reported on Thursday that sotrovimab, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology, "is unlikely to maintain efficacy against the Omicron BA.2 subvariant," and said that the treatment exhibited "a reduction in activity" against the new subvariant. However, Health Canada says sotrovimab can still be administered
  
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• NHL Hall-of-Famer Mike Bossy dies at 65

  15-04-2022 14:40
  
  Mike Bossy, one of hockey's most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, has died after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. The Islanders and TVA Sports, the French-language network in Canada where he worked as a hockey analyst, confirmed Bossy died Thursday night. A team spokesman said Bossy was in his native Montreal. Bossy had revealed his diagnosis in October in a letter to TVA Sports. "It is with a lot of sadness that I need to step away fro
  
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• Wastewater now 'one of our only reliable tools' to detect COVID-19 prevalence

  15-04-2022 13:00
  
  With limited access to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing in provinces across the country, getting an accurate clinical picture of the spread of COVID-19 has become increasingly difficult in recent months. This has, however, paved the way for wastewater testing to play an increasingly critical role in monitoring for COVID-19 transmission within communities, according to Mark Servos, the Canada Research Chair in water quality protection and a professor at the University of Waterloo in Ontari
  
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• China stages military exercises as US lawmakers visit Taiwan - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2022 11:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Canes crush Moose Jaw in 5-4 overtime win - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2022 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Clashes erupt at Jerusalem holy site, 59 Palestinians hurt - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2022 06:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Clashes erupt at Jerusalem holy site, 59 Palestinians hurt  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Zelenskyy hails Ukrainians' resolve 50 days into invasion - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2022 06:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Zelenskyy hails Ukrainians' resolve 50 days into invasion  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Vegas Golden Knights stay in NHL playoff hunt with 6-1 win over Calgary Flames

  15-04-2022 06:03
  
  Jonathan Marchessault and William Karlsson each had a goal and two assists for the Vegas Golden Knights in a 5-1 win over the host Calgary Flames on Thursday. With seven games left in their regular season, the Golden Knights (41-29-5) were two points back of the Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators holding down the Western Conference's wild-card berths with 89 points apiece. The Stars eked a point out of a 3-2 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild, while the Preds were blanked 4-0 by the
  
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• Vegas goalie Logan Thompson a standout in his hometown as Knights down Flames 6-1

  15-04-2022 06:03
  
  In his first career start in his hometown, goaltender Logan Thompson helped the Vegas Golden Knights get a win they really needed over the host Calgary Flames on Thursday. Thompson, a 25-year-old from Calgary, made 35 saves in a 6-1 victory that kept the Golden Knights in the playoff hunt with seven regular-season games remaining in their season. “It's something I'm going to remember for the rest of my life,” Thompson said. “Really excited and couldn't be happier. “I had
  
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• No injuries in Thursday night fire in downtown Calgary

  15-04-2022 05:58
  
  Calgary fire crews were at a blaze in an unoccupied and boarded-up building on Fourth Avenue S.W. in downtown. Firefighters were met with flames and smoke billowing from the third floor just after 8 p.m.  Thursday evening. They attacked the fire from inside and put it out, containing the damage to one area, a battalion chief confirmed. No one was injured. Several streets in the area have been blocked off. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
  
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• No injuries in Friday night fire in downtown Calgary

  15-04-2022 05:58
  
  Calgary fire crews were at a blaze in an unoccupied and boarded-up building on Fourth Avenue S.W. in downtown. Firefighters were met with flames and smoke billowing from the third floor just after 8 p.m.  Thursday evening. They attacked the fire from inside and put it out, containing the damage to one area, a battalion chief confirmed. No one was injured. Several streets in the area have been blocked off. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
  
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• Draisaitl, Smith power Edmonton over Predators 4-0 - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2022 05:19 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Senators erase early deficit, beat Bruins 3-2 - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2022 04:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Businesses caught between rising costs and pinched customers

  15-04-2022 02:58
  
  Inflation is the leading worry of just over one-third of Canadian businesses, according to a recent survey by Ownr, an RBC Ventures company. Continued inflation - currently on track to be around 5.3 per cent in 2022 - is driving up costs while consumers are increasingly reluctant to pay more. "Pulled pork is up 20 per cent. Briskets are up almost 40 per cent," says Jordan Sorrenti, owner of Paddy's BBQ and Brewery. "Canola is up 90 per cent over last year. "It's dumb little things," added Sorren
  
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• California delays coronavirus vaccine mandate for schools - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2022 02:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  California delays coronavirus vaccine mandate for schools  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• The Legend Of Shep, The Dog Who Never Stopped Waiting - Lethbridge News Now

  15-04-2022 02:37 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  The Legend Of Shep, The Dog Who Never Stopped Waiting  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge welcomes Treaty Hockey Games with installation from Kainai artist - My Lethbridge Now

  15-04-2022 02:21 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Lethbridge welcomes Treaty Hockey Games with installation from Kainai artist  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Dream luxury car purchase turns into a nightmare for Calgary woman

  15-04-2022 01:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary woman warns others after a luxury car buying experience turns into a nightmare full of repair issues.
  
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• ‘Almost back to normal’: Organizers planning big return of downtown Lethbridge events - Global News

  15-04-2022 01:42 via globalnews.ca
  
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• ‘Almost back to normal’: Organizers planning big return of downtown Lethbridge events

  15-04-2022 01:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Events are coming back to downtown Lethbridge with the help of grants from the city.
  
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• 'Very hard decision': Southern Alberta community disbands volunteer fire department

  15-04-2022 01:31
  
  A southern Alberta community will now need to rely on the firefighting services of a nearby community after a lack of volunteers forced it to close its volunteer fire department. The volunteer fire department of Barons, Alta., located about 30 minutes north of Lethbridge, covered six counties in the province. Now, after a lack of volunteers resulted in Barons disbanding its service, Nobleford will now cover all that territory. "I do believe, in talking with the mayor and the CAO of Barons, that
  
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• Alberta Treaty Hockey Games hit the ice

  15-04-2022 01:14 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Treaty Hockey Games is home to 108 First Nation teams from across the province, competing at seven different arenas within southern Alberta.
  
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• Whitecourt mom details tragedy of sons’ deaths in double murder-suicide

  15-04-2022 00:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  "There's definitely some milestones that are really hard. My kids should be 19 and almost 17 right now."
  
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• John Ware Building redevelopment at SAIT to increase student capacity

  15-04-2022 00:46
  
  SAIT’s president and CEO says the $41 million in funding they're receiving from the provincial government will help them take their programming and student experience "to the next level.” The money, announced in the Budget 2022, will go toward the redevelopment of the John Ware Building and will be provided over the course of three years. On Thursday, officials released further details on the redevelopment, saying modernizations to the building will help support SAIT's culinary arts
  
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• Event organizers plan return to downtown Lethbridge - Global News

  15-04-2022 00:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Event organizers plan return to downtown Lethbridge  Global News
  
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• City of Calgary to reduce stress on busy rush hour intersection

  15-04-2022 00:07
  
  Drivers finding themselves stuck in traffic on a busy southwest Calgary street will soon have a new opportunity to easily move through the area. The City of Calgary says that is because work is soon to begin on a U-turn lane for Bow Trail at Sarcee Trail S.W. Craig Donder, technical service delivery leader with the City of Calgary, says the intersection is one of the city's "busiest intersections that's fairly congested in all directions." "This small, minor improvement is seen as a relatively l
  
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• City of Calgary to overhaul busy rush hour intersection

  15-04-2022 00:07
  
  Drivers finding themselves stuck in traffic on a busy southwest Calgary street will soon have a new opportunity to easily move through the area. The City of Calgary says that is because work is soon to begin on a U-turn lane for Bow Trail at Sarcee Trail S.W. Craig Donder, technical service delivery leader with the City of Calgary, says the intersection is one of the city's "busiest intersections that's fairly congested in all directions." "This small, minor improvement is seen as a relatively l
  
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• 'Horrifying': Freeland promises justice for sexual violence victims in Ukraine

  15-04-2022 00:02
  
  Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is committed to seeking justice for Ukrainian women and children as allegations mount of sexual violence by Russian soldiers. Freeland was asked Thursday about war crimes that Russia has been accused of committing on Ukrainian citizens and the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. "War crimes have been committed in Ukraine, they are being committed in Ukraine. The evidence that we've seen in Bucha and other parts of Ukraine that have been
  
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