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• Foodie festival Taste of Calgary returns after 2 summers off

  19-04-2022 23:59
  
  After a two-year hiatus, Taste of Calgary is returning this summer. The annual food festival had to be cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but is back this August. This year, Taste of Calgary will he held in a new location – a Calgary Parking Authority lot (#6) in the 300 block of Eighth Street S.W. Organizers say the entire parking lot will be gated and licensed, which means those who are 18 and older can walk around trying menu items paired with their drinks.  "
  
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• Slain Mexican activist's supporters take case to Supreme Court of Canada - Lethbridge News Now

  19-04-2022 23:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Slain Mexican activist's supporters take case to Supreme Court of Canada  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Cochrane RCMP issue warning against highway travel as heavy snow, gusting wind create hazardous highways

  19-04-2022 23:21
  
  Cochrane RCMP issued a warning advising against traveling on highways in the area Tuesday afternoon as winter weather conditions made roads slippery and hazardous. That announcement came after an earlier tweet that said Highway 1A between Centre Avenue and Gleneagles Drive in Cochrane was closed due to a motor vehicle collision. Blowing snow that came in thick gusts made driving a challenge in Calgary and surrounding areas Tuesday afternoon.Cochrane RCMP advising against travel on area highways
  
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• Mining company signs deal with Alberta to turn coal proposal into renewable energy project

  19-04-2022 23:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  The parties say the deal means they will work together to build a green hydrogen complex in the southwest corner of the province.
  
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• Investors confident in Calgary-based Falkbuilt Ltd.'s rapid growth

  19-04-2022 23:13
  
  More than 400 employees all work in a coordinated effort at Falkbuilt Ltd.'s southeast Calgary manufacturing facility in an effort to create indoor spaces that are sent to destinations all over the world. Falkbuilt started its operation in February of 2019 with six employees. Since then, it has experienced 100 per cent growth year-over-year and is on track to achieve high-growth targets for 2022 and onward. That's prompted attention of investors to the tune of $35 million, according to CEO Gina
  
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• Province announces $319M to support Alberta jobs and training - Lethbridge News Now

  19-04-2022 22:20 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Province announces $319M to support Alberta jobs and training  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Child endangerment, drug trafficking charges laid in Blood Tribe investigation

  19-04-2022 22:18
  
  Blood Tribe Child Protection Services is assisting after two young children were found in a home on the Blood Tribe during an investigation into suspect drug trafficking. Members of the Blood Tribe Police Service and RCMP police dog services searched a home on the Nation on April 16. The search yielded 32.2 grams of carfentanil and 1.1 grams of methamphetamine. Two men were arrested at the home and charged. Their names are not being released in order to protect the children. The accused —
  
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• Bike rack obscuring licence plate nets Calgarian $162 fine

  19-04-2022 21:35
  
  A bike rack on the back of his car cost a Calgary man $162 when he was stopped by police after returning from a cycling trip with his wife. Oscar Castellanos and his wife enjoyed some spring biking on a weekend in March and removed their bikes, but not the bike rack, from the car after returning to the city. "So the Monday came, we took our bikes down, and then we were driving and a policeman stopped us," Castellanos told CTV News. "He asked for our documents and he told us pretty much that beca
  
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• Edmonton to be sole host of rescheduled 2022 world junior men’s hockey championship

  19-04-2022 20:43 via globalnews.ca
  
  Rogers Place will host the world juniors again from Aug. 9-20 and Hockey Canada said the results of December's games will not be carried over to this summer's tournament.
  
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• Petition pushes for ban on gas powered leaf blowers in Calgary

  19-04-2022 20:30
  
  An online petition calling on the City of Calgary to ban the use of gas-powered leaf blowers has garnered more than 1,400 signatures. The petition from Project Calgary asks city council members to act on the declaration of a climate emergency by banning the leaf blowers, which it states are bad for the environment, The petition says the noise created by gas-powered leaf blowers impacts the quality of life and mental health of residents in Calgary.PETITION: City Council must ban gas pow
  
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• Man guilty in gas-and-dash death of Alberta gas station owner out on day parole

  19-04-2022 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Mitchell Robert Sydlowski, who is 31, was sentenced in September 2020 to seven years in prison for the death of 54-year-old Ki Yun Jo.
  
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• 'Extremely concerning': $5.7M in drugs seized as police bust large-scale Calgary drug lab

  19-04-2022 20:08
  
  Calgary police say more than $5.7 million worth of drugs were seized in an eight-month trafficking investigation that culminated with the search of two properties in Chestermere and one in Calgary. Officers executed a search warrant on a home in the 400 block of Nolan Hill Drive N.W. on April 7, at which time police say a "sophisticated" methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine production lab was found. Calgary police say the following items were seized during the investigation:4.57 kilograms of me
  
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• B.C. announces new supports to attract internationally trained nurses - Lethbridge News Now

  19-04-2022 19:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  B.C. announces new supports to attract internationally trained nurses  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ottawa convoy organizer Pat King charged with perjury, obstruction of justice

  19-04-2022 19:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pat King was arrested on Feb. 18 on charges related to his involvement in the three-week protest against COVID-19 restrictions that overran the streets of Ottawa.
  
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• Lethbridge College honours four outstanding alumni - Lethbridge News Now

  19-04-2022 19:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Lethbridge College honours four outstanding alumni  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 2022 WHL Playoffs Preview: (7) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (2) Edmonton Oil Kings – WHL Network - Western Hockey League

  19-04-2022 18:57 via whl.ca
  
  2022 WHL Playoffs Preview: (7) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (2) Edmonton Oil Kings – WHL Network  Western Hockey League
  
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• Ottawa convoy protest leader charged with perjury, obstruction of justice - Lethbridge News Now

  19-04-2022 18:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Ottawa convoy protest leader charged with perjury, obstruction of justice  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgarians accused of fraudulently signing up customers for home security systems

  19-04-2022 18:35
  
  Two Calgary men are accused of creating phony contracts for home security system services and pocketing fraudulent payouts. Police began an investigation into the two men last November after a Saskatchewan-based home-alarm system company said it handed out $132,800 in commisions for signing up 80 customers in what it later found to be fraudulent accounts. The company said it began receiving complaints last summer from customers. It launched an audit of the properties that its authorized dealer i
  
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• Blasts near Kabul schools kill at least 6 civilians, hurt 17 - Lethbridge News Now

  19-04-2022 18:26 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Blasts near Kabul schools kill at least 6 civilians, hurt 17  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Snowfall warnings in place for parts of western, central Alberta

  19-04-2022 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Upwards of 20 centimetres of snow is possible for some parts of Alberta by Wednesday morning. 
  
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• Calgary drug dealer's release from jail short lived after police search home

  19-04-2022 17:50
  
  A Calgarian faces 18 new charges after police searched a home for drugs a short time after police say the known criminal was released from jail. Calgary Police Service officials confirm Ward 8 officers executed a search warrant at the home of "a known drug trafficker" in the south end of the city on April 15. The search yielded undisclosed quantities of:Methamphetamine; Cocaine; Fentanyl; and, GHB.Police say the total street value of the seized drugs is $95,800. A prohibited weapon was also foun
  
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• Firefighters tackle two blazes in Lethbridge Monday, pets missing from one building - Lethbridge News Now

  19-04-2022 17:43 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Firefighters tackle two blazes in Lethbridge Monday, pets missing from one building  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• International Dark Sky Week celebrated at observatory outside Calgary

  19-04-2022 17:30
  
  The Rothney Astrophysical Observatory will be hosting a space night, touting the benefits of dark skies for stargazing and wildlife. The April 23 event is part of International Dark Sky Week, which sheds light on the harm caused by light pollution. "Very simply put, light pollution is the overuse of light at night by people. It's stray, it's unwanted light," explained Dr. Phil Langill, the observatory's director. "It is accidental light that shines up into the sky at night that prevents people f
  
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• Autopsy shows Patrick Lyoya shot in head by Michigan cop - Lethbridge News Now

  19-04-2022 16:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Autopsy shows Patrick Lyoya shot in head by Michigan cop  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• J&J suspends COVID-19 vaccine sales forecast - Lethbridge News Now

  19-04-2022 16:31 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  J&J suspends COVID-19 vaccine sales forecast  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• The precipitation stays snowy in Calgary

  19-04-2022 15:10
  
  UPDATE: Well THAT forecast stood better Monday than it did this morning. As of 1pm, High River sits at our forecast high of 6. Okotoks is at 4, and the Calgary Airport ... is at 0. The modeling put Calgary in that warmer bubble this morning, but it's fallen, and with it, this layer of snow has pressed down hard on us, instead. Last night on CTV, and in yesterday's article, I leaned toward 8-12 cm; that looks far more likely now than the morning forecast below.  It's a learning moment for me
  
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• Rain moreso than flurries expected to fall in Calgary

  19-04-2022 15:10
  
  It's cliché, but the sentiment of "never say never" applies to this last gasp of winter – the basis of which applies to the longest-range forecast models at my disposal, which show a steady stream of days ahead that are at least within a few degrees of seasonal. Our seasonal high right now is nearly 12 C. This is all to say we don't have much left to endure before the warm-up begins again. The evening forecasts had some wild disparity last night; some forecast models predicted as hi
  
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• Rain and flurries expected to fall in Calgary

  19-04-2022 15:10
  
  It's cliché, but the sentiment of "never say never" applies to this last gasp of winter – the basis of which applies to the longest-range forecast models at my disposal, which show a steady stream of days ahead that are at least within a few degrees of seasonal. Our seasonal high right now is nearly 12 C. This is all to say we don't have much left to endure before the warm-up begins again. The evening forecasts had some wild disparity last night; some forecast models predicted as hi
  
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• 'We should be able to manage:' Provinces experience rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations

  19-04-2022 10:48
  
  Hospitals across Canada are facing a resurgence of patients with COVID-19 that some health officials say will likely continue for another month. Latest data from the Public Health Agency of Canada shows hospitalizations due to COVID-19 rose about 18 per cent across Canada between April 4 and April 11 — to 6,020 people needing beds from 5,109. In the last week, Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia and the Prairies have all reported an increase in hospitalizations from the virus and intensive care a
  
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• Hospitals across Canada seeing a resurgence of patients with COVID-19

  19-04-2022 10:48
  
  Hospitals across Canada are facing a resurgence of patients with COVID-19 that some health officials say will likely continue for another month. Latest data from the Public Health Agency of Canada shows hospitalizations due to COVID-19 rose about 18 per cent across Canada between April 4 and April 11 — to 6,020 people needing beds from 5,109. In the last week, Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia and the Prairies have all reported an increase in hospitalizations from the virus and intensive care a
  
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• Power restored in 3 Calgary neighbourhoods after brief outage

  19-04-2022 06:01
  
  Power was restored to more than 9,000 Calgary homes around 9:30 p.m. Monday evening after a brief outage sparked by a couple birds. A Calgary Fire Department spokesperson said that around 8:15 p.m. a couple of birds made contact with a high voltage wire, which caused a small grassfire. A fire crew was able to knock down the grassfire. Approximately 9,040 customers in New Brighton, Copperfield, and Mahogany were affected, Enmax confirmed.We've safely restored power to New Brighton, Copperfield an
  
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• Obituary for Reverend Canon C David Lethbridge - Heubner Funeral Home

  19-04-2022 05:44 via heubnerfuneralhome.ca
  
  Obituary for Reverend Canon C David Lethbridge  Heubner Funeral Home
  
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• Wild birds showing more symptoms from Avian Influenza, populations not believed threatened

  19-04-2022 05:16
  
  Researchers across North America are seeing more serious symptoms among sick birds from this year's highly pathogenic Avian Influenza strain, but population level impacts are not expected. The virus is mostly being spread by migrating waterfowl, particularly snow geese, as they return to their northern nesting grounds. "Often they're carrying it and don't get particularly sick," said Dr. Dayna Goldsmith, with University of Calgary's school of veterinary medicine. She also serves as regional dire
  
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• Gaudreau, Markstrom help Flames beat Blackhawks 5-2

  19-04-2022 05:05
  
  Johnny Gaudreau, Dillon Dube and Blake Coleman scored in the first period, and the Calgary Flames beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Monday night. Jacob Markstrom made 21 saves as playoff-bound Calgary won for the seventh time in eight games. Gaudreau and Oliver Kylington tacked on long empty-netters for the Pacific Division leaders in the final 1:32. Chicago lost for the 10th time in 11 games. Tyler Johnson and Alec Regula scored, and Kevin Lankinen made 30 stops. The
  
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• Man in serious condition after shooting in southeast neighbourhood

  19-04-2022 04:39
  
  A man is in stable but serious condition after being shot Monday in southeast Calgary. EMS were called to 11 Erin Woods Court S.E. at around 7:20 p.m. for reports of a shooting. They were then re-routed to northbound Deerfoot Trail, where paramedics found the shooting victim in a white Ford F-150, stopped near the 16th Avenue N.E. interchange, police said. The male victim was transported by EMS to Foothills hospital with a police escort in life-threatening condition. As of Tuesday morning, polic
  
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• Man in life-threatening condition after shooting

  19-04-2022 04:39
  
  A man is in life-threatening condition after being shot Monday in southeast Calgary. At 7:20 p.m., EMS were called to 11 Erin Woods Court S.E. for reports of a shooting. They were then re-routed to northbound Deerfoot Trail, where paramedics found the victim in a white Ford F-150, stopped by 16th Avenue, police said. The male victim was transported by EMS to Foothills hospital with a police escort in life-threatening condition. This is a developing story...ALERT: Ongoing incident on NB Deerfoot
  
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• Alberta animal rescues struggling to survive perfect storm of adversity

  19-04-2022 02:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  "We're getting a lot of people who adopted puppies from us, now the dogs are about two years old and we're seeing behavioural problems in them."
  
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• Calgary bar owners hopeful Flames' playoff push will provide 'a much-needed boost'

  19-04-2022 02:06
  
  The Calgary Flames have officially punched their ticket to the NHL's postseason and it comes with high expectations – not just on the ice, but for bars and restaurants looking to capitalize on the team's quest for the Stanley Cup. Along 17 Avenue S.W., business owners are hoping to see the Red Mile reignited with a deep playoff run. "It would definitely make up for some of the pains of COVID," said Harry Dimitriadis, a co-owner of Jamesons Pub. "We anticipate it's going to be very, very bu
  
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• Sea-to-Sea walk for PTSD passes through Lethbridge - CTV News Calgary

  19-04-2022 02:02 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  Sea-to-Sea walk for PTSD passes through Lethbridge  CTV News Calgary
  
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• Calgary-based Ukrainians prepare for sombre Easter celebrations amid war

  19-04-2022 01:58
  
  Many Calgary-based Ukrainians are preparing for their Easter this Sunday, April 24, which also marks two months of war in Ukraine. “I think it's going be quite emotional for everyone, including myself,” said Father Patrick Yamniuk of St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox Sobor. While Sunday should be a joyous celebration, this year, it will likely be somber. “I'm sure for the refugees, they will be thinking about their families at home that aren't going to be able to come to church
  
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• Hitmen hit the wall and miss the WHL postseason party

  19-04-2022 01:14
  
  The 2021-22 WHL season came to an untimely end for the Calgary Hitmen on Sunday afternoon, when the Lethbridge Hurricanes beat them 3-2 in overtime at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The loss left the Hitmen with a 25-34-7-2 record, good enough for 59 points but two shy of a playoff spot. Head coach Steve Hamilton knew it would be tough to make the playoffs because the Hitmen are a young team but said it's still disappointing not being part of the post season. "Ultimately you always want to be p
  
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• Lethbridge summer camps ‘going back to normal’ with minimal restrictions - Global News

  19-04-2022 00:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge summer camps ‘going back to normal’ with minimal restrictions  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge summer camps ‘going back to normal’ with minimal restrictions

  19-04-2022 00:55 via globalnews.ca
  
  Program registration for non-members for YMCA summer camps doesn't open until April 25, but officials say there aren't many spots left.
  
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• 'Not the greatest feeling': Calgary travellers delayed by Sunwing's network issue

  19-04-2022 00:36
  
  A small number of Calgary flights are among the hundreds across the country that have been affected by a network issue that has caused massive delays for Sunwing. The airline says a system-wide outage is to blame for the problems on Monday that have resulted in the grounding of all of its flights, including approximately 100 in Toronto alone. Two flights in Calgary – one heading to Edmonton and one destined for Montego Bay – were supposed to depart this morning but were delayed. In a
  
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• Lethbridge summer camps 'going back to normal' with minimal restrictions | Watch News Videos Online - Global News

  19-04-2022 00:36 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge summer camps 'going back to normal' with minimal restrictions | Watch News Videos Online  Global News
  
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