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• Calgary family collects pasta donations for Ukraine

  23-04-2022 23:34
  
  The Bishop family wanted to find a creative way to express their concern for those on the frontlines in Ukraine and decided that pasta was what was needed most. Laura Bishop approached the Amigo Relief Missions in Edmonton and they asked for pasta instead of monetary donations. “The faces and the stories remind us so much of ourselves and its just really heartbreaking to know that their lives have just been changed overnight,” said Bishop. Bishop and her two children Kate, 13, and Lu
  
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• Service held for Calgary shooting victim as family continues search for young man’s body

  23-04-2022 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  A funeral service was held on Saturday for a Calgary man who who was shot to death nearly two years ago and whose remains have never been found.
  
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• ‘I can’t wait for us to finally get this behind us’: Kenney confident in leadership vote victory

  23-04-2022 22:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Kenney needs at least a 50 per cent plus one majority to stay on as leader in the vote or a leadership race must be called.
  
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• ‘This was not an accident’: Murdered teen’s family wants accused charged as adults

  23-04-2022 21:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  The family of 16-year-old Karanveer Sahota says they are satisfied with the second-degree murder charges that seven teens now face, but hope they will be charged as adults.
  
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• Bayern Munich wins record 10th consecutive Bundesliga - Lethbridge News Now

  23-04-2022 20:36 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Bayern Munich wins record 10th consecutive Bundesliga  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ex-Guantanamo detainee sues Canada over 14-year detention and torture - Lethbridge News Now

  23-04-2022 19:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Ex-Guantanamo detainee sues Canada over 14-year detention and torture  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Shooting in northeast Calgary under investigation

  23-04-2022 18:28
  
  Investigators have spoken with a number of witnesses in connection with a shooting that took place near a northeast Calgary business Friday night. Calgary police told CTV News that officers were called to the scene on 26 Avenue N.E. at about 10:30 p.m. on Friday. They confirmed that a shooting had taken place in the area, but said no one had been injured. The investigation is ongoing.
  
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• New area code now in Alberta - Lethbridge News Now

  23-04-2022 18:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  New area code now in Alberta  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary police locate vehicle in connection with Saddle Ridge murder

  23-04-2022 17:44
  
  Calgary police say they've located a truck they were looking for in connection with the city's latest homicide case. Investigators issued a release on Thursday with details about a vehicle they were looking for in connection with the shooting death of 24-year-old Hisham Ahmed. Police have since found the truck, a black GMC Sierra, but have not released any details about arrests or suspects. Officials did not say where the truck was located either. Police were first called to the scene of a shoot
  
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• Another COVID wave 'almost baked in' for the fall: top Ont. science adviser

  23-04-2022 17:34
  
  An expected, but likely different, COVID-19 wave is "almost baked in" for this fall, the scientific director of Ontario's Science Advisory Table says. Dr. Peter Juni told CTV News Channel on Saturday that while Canadians need to be aware of an upcoming fall wave, there is hope for a "honeymoon period" this summer as long as no new COVID-19 variants emerge. But the challenge will come once the weather starts to cool and immunity against infection starts to decrease, he says. "It will be different
  
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• Another COVID wave 'almost baked in' for the fall: Ont. scientific director

  23-04-2022 17:34
  
  An expected, but likely different, COVID-19 wave is "almost baked in" for this fall, the scientific director of Ontario's Science Advisory Table says. Dr. Peter Juni told CTV News Channel on Saturday that while Canadians need to be aware of an upcoming fall wave, there is hope for a "honeymoon period" this summer as long as no new COVID-19 variants emerge. But the challenge will come once the weather starts to cool and immunity against infection starts to decrease, he says. "It will be different
  
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• Another COVID-19 wave 'almost baked in' for the fall: top Ont. science adviser

  23-04-2022 17:34
  
  An expected, but likely different, COVID-19 wave is "almost baked in" for this fall, the scientific director of Ontario's Science Advisory Table says. Dr. Peter Juni told CTV News Channel on Saturday that while Canadians need to be aware of an upcoming fall wave, there is hope for a "honeymoon period" this summer as long as no new COVID-19 variants emerge. But the challenge will come once the weather starts to cool and immunity against infection starts to decrease, he says. "It will be different
  
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• Calgarians invited to bring scrap metal, electronics and recyclables to Earth Day event

  23-04-2022 17:24
  
  Staff at Calgary's Southcentre Mall are offering an opportunity for Calgarians to do some spring cleaning on Saturday while also learning about recycling in the process. Beginning at 10 a.m., Calgarians will be able to bring their recyclables – including scrap metal, electronics and clothing – to the mall's southeast parking lot, near CIBC. Village Electronics Recycling and Federal Metals Inc., two of Southcentre's partners for the Earth Day event, will collect waste there. After dro
  
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• Lethbridge County gathering feedback on proposed tax incentive bylaw - Lethbridge News Now

  23-04-2022 17:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge County gathering feedback on proposed tax incentive bylaw  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Traditional ways: Dogsled race covers 500 kilometres in the High Arctic - Lethbridge News Now

  23-04-2022 16:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Traditional ways: Dogsled race covers 500 kilometres in the High Arctic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Bullets fly, but Halifax authorities just give us bulletins - Saltwire

  23-04-2022 12:39 via saltwire.com
  
  GAIL LETHBRIDGE: Bullets fly, but Halifax authorities just give us bulletins  Saltwire
  
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• Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQ groups and sex workers criticize online hate bill - Lethbridge News Now

  23-04-2022 10:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQ groups and sex workers criticize online hate bill  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Ko, Hataoka share LA Open lead at demanding Wilshire CC - Lethbridge News Now

  23-04-2022 06:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Ko, Hataoka share LA Open lead at demanding Wilshire CC  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Chapman double in 9th leads Blue Jays over Astros 4-3 - Lethbridge News Now

  23-04-2022 06:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Chapman double in 9th leads Blue Jays over Astros 4-3  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Official: Meadows had been warned of possible 1/6 violence - Lethbridge News Now

  23-04-2022 05:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Official: Meadows had been warned of possible 1/6 violence  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Bucks rout Bulls 111-81, take 2-1 lead without Middleton - Lethbridge News Now

  23-04-2022 05:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Bucks rout Bulls 111-81, take 2-1 lead without Middleton  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Young hits floater with 4.4 left, Hawks beat Heat 111-110 - Lethbridge News Now

  23-04-2022 05:04 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Young hits floater with 4.4 left, Hawks beat Heat 111-110  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Stutzte scores in SO, Senators beat Blue Jackets 2-1 - Lethbridge News Now

  23-04-2022 04:31 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Stutzte scores in SO, Senators beat Blue Jackets 2-1  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• American Airlines disputes $100K fine for flying passengers without negative COVID tests into Canada

  23-04-2022 04:01
  
  American Airlines is disputing a $100,000 fine assessed by Transport Canada for allowing passengers who didn’t produce negative COVID-19 tests to board a flight to Calgary last summer. The airline received the maximum penalty for contraventions of Transport Canada’s COVID-19 regulations – fines of $25,000 for each each of the four travellers who boarded Flight 4291 in Dallas-Fort Worth. American has filed a challenge of the penalty with the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Can
  
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• Piikani Nation RCMP seeking missing 11-year-old - Lethbridge News Now

  23-04-2022 03:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Piikani Nation RCMP seeking missing 11-year-old  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Strathmore RCMP charge two in stolen credit card incident

  23-04-2022 02:58
  
  A 44-year-old Calgary man faces charges after Strathmore RCMP officers caught him after he tried to use several stolen credit cards at a local business. The incident took place around noon Thursday, when a local business reported that two people had left their store after trying to use a number of credit cards that were declined. Strathmore RCMP found the two men in the parking lot and initiated a traffic stop, which led to the discovery of a number of credit cards and ID's that didn't belong to
  
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• Cantlay, Schauffele maintain 1-shot lead in Zurich Classic - Lethbridge News Now

  23-04-2022 02:50 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Cantlay, Schauffele maintain 1-shot lead in Zurich Classic  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Female-identifying high school students in Alberta explore trades careers during spring break

  23-04-2022 02:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Over spring break, CAREERS: The Next Generation organized a camp dedicated to exposing female-identifying high school students in Alberta to potential career paths in the trades.
  
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• LPS report shows nearly all calls resolved without force in 2021 - Global News

  23-04-2022 02:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  LPS report shows nearly all calls resolved without force in 2021  Global News
  
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• LPS report shows nearly all calls resolved without force in 2021

  23-04-2022 02:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  According to the report, only five per cent of individuals in cases where force was required were deemed to be in a normal mental state.
  
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• Police dog assists in arrest of suspect near Carseland, Alta.

  23-04-2022 02:09
  
  A Strathmore RCMP police dog helped arrest a suspect who was found to be driving a stolen vehicle this week. Officials say police officers observed a pickup truck that was driving in a suspicious manner in Carseland, Alta. at approximately 10 p.m. on April 17. When the patrol vehicle attempted to stop the suspect, the truck fled the hamlet and drove onto the highway, but was unable to exceed 60 km/h. As police followed the suspect, the officer witnessed the vehicle turn into a rural property, wh
  
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• 'Jeopardy!' champion Mattea Roach makes Canadian history with 14th win

  23-04-2022 01:34
  
  Nova Scotia's “Jeopardy!” champion Mattea Roach has made history after winning more games than any previous Canadian contestant. The 23-year-old tutor won her 14th-straight match Friday night, earning an additional US$34,000. Roach's winnings have now hit US$320,081. During Friday’s episode, Roach competed against Claire Dozier, a non-profit professional from Atlanta, Ga., and Anna Meyer, a food technologist from Seattle, Wa. According to the 'Jeopardy!' daily box score, Roach
  
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• Woman Earns Up To $10k for Branded Baby Names - Lethbridge News Now

  23-04-2022 01:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Woman Earns Up To $10k for Branded Baby Names  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'We can be a leader': Reeve Tory Campbell on new strategic plan

  23-04-2022 00:37
  
  Lethbridge County recently approved a new 10 year strategic plan on Friday. This new plan is based off of four main pillars: governance, relationships, region and prosperity. These four pillars are meant to act as a guide in decision making for the next 10 years for council. The strategic plan is focused on innovation, with the vision statement reading, “Lethbridge County is Canada’s most innovative rural community.” Reeve Tory Campbell says it’s exciting to have this pla
  
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• ‘It’s definitely a concern for us:’ Avian flu suspected behind death of geese in Coaldale

  23-04-2022 00:34
  
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has released data that shows 13 farms in central and southern Alberta have confirmed cases of the avian influenza as the deadly bird flu continues to spread across Canada and the globe. Each infected area in the province has been placed under quarantine and the CFIA is investigating, but the disease may already be spreading to other birds in the area.   The Birds of Prey Foundation in Coaldale says it’s normal to find one or two deceased
  
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• Canada's top athletes begin mobilizing to change high-performance culture - Lethbridge News Now

  23-04-2022 00:22 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canada's top athletes begin mobilizing to change high-performance culture  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta NDP says Kenney government is making health care difficult

  23-04-2022 00:22
  
  The Alberta NDP shared some sobering statistics about how many doctors the province has lost so far this year, but the UCP government says the data tells a different story. Shannon Phillips, Lethbridge-West MLA and the NDP's finance critic, said at a news conference that Alberta lost 188 physicians in the past three months. To make matters worse, she says Alberta families aren't able to find a family doctor, putting them further away from the medical help they need. The COVID-19 pandemic, along
  
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• Man dead following plane crash near Springbank Airport

  23-04-2022 00:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  A man has been declared dead after a plane crashed west of Calgary at the Springbank Airport Friday afternoon.
  
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• Man killed, woman suffers critical injuries in plane crash west of Calgary

  23-04-2022 00:10
  
  Calgary EMS say one person was killed and another was badly injured in a plane crash near the Springbank Airport on Friday.  EMS say two people were in the small plane when it crashed near Highway 1. A 45-year-old man died in the crash while a 22-year-old woman was taken to the Foothills Medical Centre with serious, life-threatening injuries, according to a release issued Friday evening by Cochrane RCMP. The release said the plane sustained damages to the wing and body. According to the air
  
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• Man killed, woman suffers critical injures in plane crash west of Calgary

  23-04-2022 00:10
  
  Calgary EMS say one person was killed and another was badly injured in a plane crash near the Springbank Airport west of Calgary. EMS say two people were in the small plane when it crashed near Highway 1. One man died in the crash while a woman in her 30s was taken to the Foothills Medical Centre in critical, life-threatening condition. The Springbank Airport is located about 10 kilometres from Calgary in Rocky View County. This is a developing story and will be updated with more details as they
  
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