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• U of L student campaign aims to support struggling students

  18-04-2022 23:50
  
  The recent University of Lethbridge faculty strike left many students facing financial uncertainty, prompting two students to launch a campaign to help a few of them out. The strike produced a large number of cancelled classes, resulting in some students struggling financially, especially those that may have lost jobs due to the strike.  In response, Amy Jackson and Taydem LaRocque  created the “For the Students” campaign, centered around a silent auction and talent show&nb
  
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• Pats' Bedard, Howe named to Team Canada U18 roster

  18-04-2022 23:11
  
  Hockey Canada named its roster for the 2022 IIHF World U18 championships in Germany, including Regina Pats forwards Connor Bedard and Tanner Howe. Bedard, 16, finished the Western Hockey League (WHL) season in second place in the scoring race with 51 goals. He recorded 100 points in 2021-22. He became the youngest player in WHL history to reach 50 goals in a season, after recording two goals in the Pats’ regular season finale on Sunday. The North Vancouver product represented Canada at the
  
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• Family seeks justice and answers in death of 16 year old following McNally assault

  18-04-2022 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Karanveer Sahota was assaulted outside McNally High School in the community of Forest Heights on April 8. He died in hospital one week later.
  
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• Community grieves loss of 16 year old who died following McNally assault

  18-04-2022 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Karanveer Sahota was assaulted outside McNally High School in the community of Forest Heights on April 8. He died in hospital one week later.
  
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• Community grieves death of 16 year old who died following assault

  18-04-2022 21:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Karanveer Sahota was assaulted outside of McNally High School in the community of Forest Heights April 8. He died in hospital one week later.
  
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• Spring construction project closes Trans-Canada Highway in Kicking Horse Canyon

  18-04-2022 21:33
  
  Drivers planning to head west into B.C. will need to take a longer route as construction is scheduled to close Highway 1 near Golden. According to 511 Alberta, the fourth phase of the Kicking Horse Canyon Project will begin at noon on April 19, with work continuing for approximately a month. As a result, the Trans-Canada Highway will be closed to all traffic between Golden Donald Upper Road and Yoho Bridge, which is located four kilometres east of Golden. Drivers can take Highway 93S and then Hi
  
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• Bike theft number on the decline in Calgary, but pricier rides being targeted

  18-04-2022 20:49
  
  Bike thefts have become a common crime in Calgary but thieves appear to be focusing their efforts primarily on high-end bicycles. According to the Calgary Police Service, 1,167 bikes were reported stolen last year, an average of slightly more than three bikes per day. Bike Index — a non-profit organization that tracks stolen bicycles — says 2022 is shaping up to be less severe for bike theft frequency in Calgary than the previous two years but much more costly for the owners. "2020 a
  
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• Alberta insurance companies pack in more than a billion in profits in 2020

  18-04-2022 20:36
  
  While many Albertans were out and about enjoying the Easter long weekend, the Kenney government released new insurance data that reported more than a billion dollars in profit for the industry. The Alberta NDP says the announcement was made during the holiday period in an attempt to suppress the data that said profits for insurance companies were $1.3 billion in 2020, more than $150 million higher than 2019's statistics. Kathleen Ganley, the NDP's energy critic, says the UCP government's removal
  
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• Calgary's Trevor Hofbauer places 15th in Boston Marathon

  18-04-2022 19:39
  
  The top Canadian in this year's running of the Boston Marathon was a Calgarian. World-renowned distance runner Trevor Hofbauer placed 15th in this year's running of the prestigious race. The 30-year-old Calgarian finished with a time of 2:10:52, slightly more than four minutes behind top-finisher Evans Chebet of Kenya.BQ’d at Boston#HumbleBrag #BostonMarathon #Boston126 — Trevor Hofbauer (@TrevorHofbauer) April 18, 2022More than 28,000 people competed in the 126th annual running of t
  
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• Manitoba Métis delegation heads to Rome for meeting with Pope Francis - Lethbridge News Now

  18-04-2022 19:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Manitoba Métis delegation heads to Rome for meeting with Pope Francis  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Tsuut'ina police adopt locally-designed beaded vests for community events

  18-04-2022 18:51
  
  Male members of the Tosguna Tsuut'ina Nation Police Service will wear a locally-designed ceremonial vest at all upcoming community events on the Nation including funerals. The vests, designed my community member Deanna Starlight and her daughters, were unveiled in an April 13 ceremony. Nation elders blessed the garments and provided direction to the police members on the path forward for the service. The vests' pattern include two beaded peace pipes in recognition of the role of police as keeper
  
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• Kenyan Evans Chebet wins Boston Marathon in return to spring - Lethbridge News Now

  18-04-2022 18:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Kenyan Evans Chebet wins Boston Marathon in return to spring  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Bird flu confirmed in additional poultry flocks in Alberta and Saskatchewan

  18-04-2022 16:14
  
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency say avian influenza has been detected in additional poultry flocks in southern Alberta as well as in Saskatchewan. The agency announced over the weekend that the bird flu was identified late last week in flocks in the following areas:Mountain View County; Warner County; Cardston County; Rural Municipality of Moose Mountain No. 63, Sask.; and, Rural Municipality of Loreburn No. 254, Sask.According to the CFIA, the H5 strain of avian influenza poses no significa
  
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• Calgary weather: A better look at tomorrow's snow

  18-04-2022 15:54
  
  AFTERNOON UPDATE: Welp, here we go! The forecast models across a few platforms tell vastly different stories about the happenings tomorrow afternoon. Since we pushed the clocks up eight hours, very little has changed in that regard! The expectation is that a new low-pressure centre is coming in off the Rockies tomorrow. It'll plant itself over Calgary, with the centre-point +/- 100 km from being directly over the downtown core. As it drags as much moisture into itself as possible, central Albert
  
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• Another round of snow possible in Calgary this week

  18-04-2022 15:54
  
  Thursday's forecast brought about a high pressure ridge that was slated to work up toward us. That's not a thing beyond today, any longer. Today, gusts will enter the 40 km/h range and pile in the warmest day we've seen in a while. Tuesday, however, takes a turn; a large low is rolling off of the Rockies at us. Wind will turn from the northwest and up to 10 centimetres is possible in the Peace Region. In Calgary, there are two scenarios: rainfall potential (around four millimetres) thanks to mar
  
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• Calgary street sweepers back on the road

  18-04-2022 15:17
  
  It's an annual telltale sign that spring has arrived in Calgary as the city's residential street sweeping operation is back for another season. The Calgary Parking Authority will also be making the rounds, recording those who don't obey parking bans from vehicles equipped with cameras.Violators who don't see a ticket on their windshield immediately after a street sweeper cleans up their neighbourhood may not be out of the woods as the ticket may arrive in the weeks to follow. Fines range from $8
  
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• $31 million penalty for ATCO Electric following regulator’s investigation

  18-04-2022 15:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The penalty stems from an Alberta Utilities Commission investigation prompted by a whistleblower complaint.
  
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• High-end electric bike swiped from Cochrane shop during smash-and-grab

  18-04-2022 15:01
  
  Cochrane RCMP have released surveillance images of the suspect and a suspect vehicle in a recent break-in where an e-bike was stolen. Mounties responded to a downtown Cochrane business in the early morning hours of March 6 and discovered an intruder had made their way inside by smashing through the glass at the entrance. A surveillance camera captured the suspect walking an electric mountain bike out of the store and driving off in a light-coloured Honda Odyssey, believed to be a 2018 to 2022 mo
  
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• Hurricanes head into playoffs with 3-2 overtime win over Hitmen

  18-04-2022 14:24
  
  Alex Thacker scored 19 seconds into overtime to give the Lethbridge Hurricanes a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Hitmen on the final day of the WHL's regular season Sunday. Jared Picklyk made 29 saves for the Hurricanes (33-30-5) who will enter the playoffs as the Eastern Conference's No. 7 seed, taking on the No. 2 Edmonton Oil Kings beginning Thursday. Riley Fiddler-Schultz scored a power-play marker for the Hitmen (25-34-9) at 18:27 of the second period to tie the game up at 2-2. Calgary finishe
  
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• Hwy 845 through Raymond to close Apr. 20 for construction - Lethbridge News Now

  18-04-2022 14:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Hwy 845 through Raymond to close Apr. 20 for construction  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ATCO Electric agrees to $31M penalty following regulator's investigation

  18-04-2022 14:01
  
  Regulated utility ATCO Electric has agreed to pay a $31 million administrative penalty after an Alberta Utilities Commission investigation found it deliberately overpaid a First Nation group for work on a new transmission line, and then failed to disclose the reasons for it when it applied to be reimbursed by ratepayers for the extra cost. An agreed statement of facts contained in a settlement agreement between ATCO Electric Ltd. and the commission's enforcement staff says the company sole-sourc
  
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• Man United star Fernandes involved in car crash, nobody hurt - Lethbridge News Now

  18-04-2022 13:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Man United star Fernandes involved in car crash, nobody hurt  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ATCO Electric agrees to $31 million penalty following regulator's investigation - Lethbridge News Now

  18-04-2022 12:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  ATCO Electric agrees to $31 million penalty following regulator's investigation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Energy transition will be challenging in era of public protests, regulatory hurdles, experts say

  18-04-2022 10:57
  
  From carbon capture and hydrogen development to the accelerated rollout of wind and solar power and rapid electrification of transportation systems, the federal government has laid out an ambitious roadmap to get Canada to its climate target of cutting emissions by 40 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, and net-zero emissions by 2050. But overhauling this country's entire energy infrastructure in a short amount of time represents an unprecedented technical challenge that will cost hundreds of bi
  
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• Canes win final regular-season game 3-2 over Calgary - Lethbridge News Now

  18-04-2022 06:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canes win final regular-season game 3-2 over Calgary  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'Our family has been destroyed': Family mourns teen who died after assault at Edmonton high school

  18-04-2022 04:45
  
  The family of an Edmonton teen who was assaulted outside his high school is grieving and remembering him as a fun, outgoing, and loving family member. After spending a week in hospital, Karanveer Sahota, 16, died from his injuries Friday. He was known affectionately as Karan, the second youngest in the family, who liked to produce music and play basketball. "Our family has been destroyed," cousin Monica Binns told CTV News Edmonton. Binns said Sahota was at the bus stop outside of McNally High S
  
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• 'I was shocked': Items worth thousands stolen from Calgary music shop

  18-04-2022 03:59
  
  A Calgary business is dealing with the aftermath of an overnight break-in where thousands of dollars worth of product was stolen. "They broke the windows at around 4 a.m., (and) they grabbed whatever was right by the window," said John Xie, the operator of Musicwork Canada's West Springs location. "They came in afterwards, unlocked the front door and then grabbed a lot of our violins, guitars, amps, and they even took her cash register and (point of sale) system, which definitely had a tremendou
  
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• 'I was shocked': Items worth thousands stolen for Calgary music shop

  18-04-2022 03:59
  
  A Calgary business is dealing with the aftermath of an overnight break-in where thousands of dollars worth of product was stolen. "They broke the windows at around 4 a.m., (and) they grabbed whatever was right by the window," said John Xie, the operator of Musicwork Canada's West Springs location. "They came in afterwards, unlocked the front door and then grabbed a lot of our violins, guitars, amps, and they even took her cash register and (point of sale) system, which definitely had a tremendou
  
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• Alberta pilot aims to reduce surgery backlog, 'enhance sustainability' of anesthesia services

  18-04-2022 02:54
  
  In an effort to help reduce surgery backlogs and increasing workloads for anesthesiologists, Alberta Health Services is piloting a new anesthesia care team model for cataract procedures. Before the pilot, one anesthesiologist, often assisted by a respiratory therapist, would care for one patient during cataract surgery. The new team would have one anesthesiologist supervise two procedures, each supported by a registered respiratory therapist, with a level two classification and additional specia
  
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• Spieth beats Cantlay with playoff bunker shot to 7 inches - Lethbridge News Now

  18-04-2022 02:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Spieth beats Cantlay with playoff bunker shot to 7 inches  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Nerf gun war sees Calgary kids running off Chocolate Easter rush

  18-04-2022 00:23
  
  About 50 kids left their chocolate at home and traded it for a nerf gun, targeting their friends in an Easter extravaganza hosted by YYC Foam Wars. “It’s the best Easter of my life,” said nerf gun enthusiast Cole Robertson. “I love this place so much. It’s just awesome.” Robertson was one of dozens unloading their foam firearms, targeting others at the Absolute Baseball Academy. “It’s exercise, the kids get out, and they’re running around, an
  
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• Stretch of Highway 1 between Golden, B.C. and Alberta to close for 1 month on Tuesday

  18-04-2022 00:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The full closure will be in effect from April 19 to May 20, and drivers will need to detour via Highways 93S and 95, adding about 1.5 hours of travel time.
  
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