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• Police investigating after pedestrian struck in downtown Calgary

  06-05-2022 23:53
  
  One person is in hospital after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Friday afternoon downtown. The incident took place around 1:20 p.m. when police received calls about a collision between a pedestrian and vehicle at the intersection of 11th Street S.W. and 11 Avenue S.W. Police confirm that the pedestrian was transported to hospital in non life-threatening condition. The investigation continues. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 403-266-1234. This is a developing story&hell
  
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• Premier Lacrosse League 'open' to talks with Canada's senior indoor leagues - Lethbridge News Now

  06-05-2022 23:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Premier Lacrosse League 'open' to talks with Canada's senior indoor leagues  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 2 women travelling from bottom of South America to Arctic Ocean arrive in Banff

  06-05-2022 23:24
  
  Bethany Hughes and Lauren Reed started their trip north from the southern most point in South America in 2015. They've come close to 28,000 kilometres, and are now ready to start the last leg of their journey to the Arctic Ocean. "As soon as the thaw around Jasper allows, we will put in and we'll paddle the Arctic drainage along the Athabasca River, the Slave River," said Hughes. "Ideally, to Tuktoyaktuk, but as always, this journey is dependent on what Mother Nature will allow." The two purchas
  
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• 'Come forward so we can let Ari rest': Canmore family appeals for fatal hit-and-run information

  06-05-2022 23:20
  
  The parents of a Canmore woman killed along the Trans-Canada Highway on the morning of her 20th birthday are pleading for the public's help.  Ariana Blackwood was walking home from a night out Sunday morning when she was struck and killed by a passing vehicle.  The vehicle's driver has not yet been identified.  The Blackwood family is hoping someone in the area either knows -- or saw -- something.  Blackwood was with her sister celebrating her birthday on Saturday night. At o
  
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• UN council backs UN chief's peace effort in its first action - Lethbridge News Now

  06-05-2022 23:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  UN council backs UN chief's peace effort in its first action  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Joel Etienne, failed Conservative leadership candidate, resolves issue with party - Lethbridge News Now

  06-05-2022 23:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Joel Etienne, failed Conservative leadership candidate, resolves issue with party  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canadian farmers battle avian flu as bird death toll hits 1.7M

  06-05-2022 22:45
  
  When David Hyink checks on his barns each day, he does so with a sense of trepidation. The central Alberta chicken farmer is on the lookout for lethargy, lack of appetite, or just a general appearance of 'droopiness' in his birds — all of which could be signs of the highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 avian influenza currently circulating in both wild and domestic flocks across North America. If the disease were to turn up on his property, Hyink knows it would mean the loss of his entire floc
  
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• Fire crews battle industrial fire in Taber

  06-05-2022 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  Emergency crews were on scene of a large fire in an industrial area of Taber, Alta., on Friday. 
  
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• Drivers asked to keep eyes peeled for Alberta highway clean-up volunteers

  06-05-2022 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Youth groups across the province will be picking up trash on Saturday as part of Alberta Transportation’s 46th annual Highway Cleanup Campaign from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  
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• Fire crews take on blaze at Taber electronics recycling facility - Lethbridge News Now

  06-05-2022 21:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Fire crews take on blaze at Taber electronics recycling facility  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgarians question $600 trespassing fine for walking beside Edworthy Park train tracks

  06-05-2022 21:30
  
  Several Calgarians are expressing concern and calling for better transparency from law enforcement after receiving hefty trespassing tickets for walking alongside Canadian Pacific Railway train tracks in Edworthy Park.   Danielle Lalonde says she was walking on a forested path beside the tracks on Tuesday to access the Paskapoo Slopes trails when she was stopped by a CP Rail constable. "He waved me over and issued me a $600 ticket," said Lalonde, who routinely walks in that area. "I wa
  
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• Sheriff: Car linked to Alabama escapee, jail worker found - Lethbridge News Now

  06-05-2022 21:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Sheriff: Car linked to Alabama escapee, jail worker found  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• LPS looking for witnesses of assault on student Friday morning - Lethbridge News Now

  06-05-2022 21:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  LPS looking for witnesses of assault on student Friday morning  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• International federation's ethics committee to review Boxing Canada, Trepanier - Lethbridge News Now

  06-05-2022 21:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  International federation's ethics committee to review Boxing Canada, Trepanier  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge student allegedly grabbed while walking to school

  06-05-2022 21:10
  
  The Lethbridge Police Service is investigating reports a student was grabbed from behind on their way to school Friday morning. According to police, the student was walking near Gilbert Paterson School, at the intersection of 20th Street and 12th Avenue S., between 7:40 and 8 a.m. when they were approached by a male suspect who grabbed them and put his arms around their neck. The suspect let go of the student and fled southbound on foot when a vehicle drove by. The suspect is described as:A Cauc
  
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• Definition of 'inefficient fossil fuel subsidy' still elusive in Canada - Lethbridge News Now

  06-05-2022 20:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Definition of 'inefficient fossil fuel subsidy' still elusive in Canada  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Goalies Markstrom, Oettinger prominent in tight Calgary-Dallas series

  06-05-2022 20:20
  
  With the Calgary Flames and Dallas Stars almost cancelling each other out offensively to start their playoff series, their goalies are taking centre stage. Calgary's Jacob Markstrom and Stars counterpart Jake Oettinger have each allowed a single goal over the first two games of the series tied 1-1 heading into Saturday's Game 3 at American Airlines Center. The Flames scored in the first period of a 1-0 win in Game 1, followed by the Stars doing the same in Game 2, but adding an empty-net goal at
  
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• Goalies Markstrom, Oettinger prominent in tight Calgary-Dallas series - Lethbridge News Now

  06-05-2022 19:52 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Goalies Markstrom, Oettinger prominent in tight Calgary-Dallas series  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge-Medicine Hat unemployment rate drops to 5.1% in April - CHAT News Today

  06-05-2022 19:42 via chatnewstoday.ca
  
  Lethbridge-Medicine Hat unemployment rate drops to 5.1% in April  CHAT News Today
  
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• High ridership allows e-scooters to expand to North Lethbridge - My Lethbridge Now

  06-05-2022 19:25 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  High ridership allows e-scooters to expand to North Lethbridge  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Explosion damages hotel in Cuban capital; 4 deaths reported - Lethbridge News Now

  06-05-2022 19:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Explosion damages hotel in Cuban capital; 4 deaths reported  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta poultry producers hit hardest as Canadian farmers battle avian flu

  06-05-2022 19:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  The CFIA says the tally includes both birds that have died of the virus and birds that have been humanely euthanized to prevent the disease's spread.
  
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• Quebec police watchdog opens probe after suspect arrested, released before stabbing - Lethbridge News Now

  06-05-2022 18:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Quebec police watchdog opens probe after suspect arrested, released before stabbing  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Hurricanes seeking feedback from patrons about ENMAX Centre experience - Lethbridge News Now

  06-05-2022 18:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Hurricanes seeking feedback from patrons about ENMAX Centre experience  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 2 charged following string of break-ins at Calgary businesses

  06-05-2022 18:45
  
  Two men face several charges following an investigation into recent commercial break-and-enters in Calgary and police say these types of crime are on the rise. Calgary Police Service officials say 19-year-old Marschal Stephen Patey and 20-year-old Joey Patrick Potter were arrested in connection with "numerous commercial break and enters." Patey, who is slated to appear in court on May 9, faces the following charges:Five counts of break-and-enter; Possession of stolen property; and, Failing to co
  
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• United Services Institute dedicates Legacy of Alberta Statue recognizing veterans - My Lethbridge Now

  06-05-2022 18:33 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  United Services Institute dedicates Legacy of Alberta Statue recognizing veterans  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Alberta's unemployment rate drops drastically but Calgary, Edmonton jobless rates still high

  06-05-2022 18:32
  
  Although Alberta's unemployment rate continued its downward trend last month, Calgary's jobless rate is now the highest in Canada. According to Statistics Canada’s April 2022 Labour Force Survey, Alberta had a jobless rate of 5.9 per cent, down six-tenths of a percentage point from March when it sat at 6.5 per cent. In Calgary, the unemployment rate fell to 7.2 per cent in April compared to 7.7 per cent the month prior. Despite the drop, Calgary now has the highest jobless n
  
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• Calgary's largest used book sale fundraiser returns after pandemic hiatus

  06-05-2022 18:06
  
  Roughly 150,000 used books are up for grabs as the Calgary Reads Big Book Sale is back and child literacy programs in the city are set to benefit. The event, now in its 18th year, kicks off Friday at the Calgary Curling Club (720 Third Street N.W., located along Memorial Drive near the Prince's Island bridge) and will run through May 16. "This is THE big book sale. It bigger and better than ever. We're super excited to be back after two years of not being able to have a book sale," explained Ste
  
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• Mother's Day flowers program returns to Mountain View Cemetery on Sunday - Lethbridge News Now

  06-05-2022 17:59 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Mother's Day flowers program returns to Mountain View Cemetery on Sunday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge-Medicine Hat unemployment rate drops to 5.1% in April - Lethbridge News Now

  06-05-2022 17:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge-Medicine Hat unemployment rate drops to 5.1% in April  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Contract talks between CFL, CFLPA break down - Lethbridge News Now

  06-05-2022 16:33 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Contract talks between CFL, CFLPA break down  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Massive powwow competition to debut at Calgary Stampede

  06-05-2022 15:44
  
  This year's edition of The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth will see the launch of the Stampede Powwow, a showcase of Indigenous talent. The powwow, which runs July 12 -14 in the Scotiabank Saddledome, will be one of the largest competitive powwows in Canadian history. Indigenous dancers, singers and drummers from across Canada and the United States will perform in the three-day competition that offers $175,000 in prize money. "The Stampede Powwow joins other world-class competitions held annually
  
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• Italian Open returns to Lethbridge Country Club - Lethbrige Herald

  06-05-2022 15:03 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Italian Open returns to Lethbridge Country Club  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Calgary to receive some much-needed rain this weekend

  06-05-2022 15:00
  
  The new system has arrived – 30 to 50 millimetres of rain is expected in a warned region in our province's far northwest; thunderstorms are likely to develop alongside the band. Locally, we saw some impact in parts of the city, which came in as isolated showers yesterday evening. For today, wind gusts above 50 km/h have already started. As the next system readies up, the expectations remain much the same as yesterday's; Saturday afternoon and evening, we have a shot at showers. The instabi
  
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• Enbridge reports $1.93B first-quarter profit as energy demand and prices grow

  06-05-2022 14:45
  
  Enbridge Inc. says its profits rose in the first quarter as energy demand and prices continue to grow. The pipeline company reported earnings attributable to common shareholders of $1.927 billion compared with $1.9 billion in the same quarter last year. Enbridge says the profit amounted to 95 cents per share for the quarter ended March 31 compared with 94 cents per share a year ago. The Calgary-based company said cash provided by operating activities hit $2.94 billion in the first three months o
  
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• Alberta's Air Quality: The State of the Science

  06-05-2022 14:33
  
  After a smoky summer in 2021, we wanted to gather a state of the science. While some solid resources exist online, speaking to the experts adds an extra touch.Part 1 -  Breathe easy: How an air quality forecast comes togetherPart 2 -  Alberta's Air Quality: The Human ImpactWe conducted a series of interviews, led by some of the foremost Canadian scientists keeping an eye on smoke, its physics, and the effects it has on people:Jack Chen - Modeling Scientist, Environment and Climate Chan
  
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• Funding breakdown announced for Glenbow renovations

  06-05-2022 14:14
  
  The three levels of government have outlined how they will contribute to the Glenbow Museum's major renovation. The "Glenbow Reimagined" Project will see obsolete systems will be replaced with energy-efficient ones and visitors will have improved access to all exhibits. Ottawa is contributing $40 million, the province another $40 million, the city $11 million, and the Glenbow-Alberta Institute raised $14 million, for a total of $105 million. "This will transform this landmark into one of the mos
  
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• Statistics Canada to release April jobs report this morning - Lethbridge News Now

  06-05-2022 10:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Statistics Canada to release April jobs report this morning  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge woman charged with drug trafficking offences - Lethbridge News Now

  06-05-2022 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge woman charged with drug trafficking offences  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Oettinger posts 29-save shutout for Stars in 2-0 win over Flames to even series

  06-05-2022 07:19
  
  Goaltender Jake Oettinger's 29-save shutout led the Dallas Stars to a 2-0 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday to even their playoff series 1-1. Joe Pavelski scored and Michael Raffl added an empty-net goal for the Stars. The best-of-seven conference quarterfinal series heads to Dallas for Saturday's Game 3 and Monday's Game 4 at American Airlines Arena. The Flames opened the series with a 1-0 win Tuesday. Oettinger, 23, earned his first shutout in just his second career playoff sta
  
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• GOP works to get out the vote after calling elections rigged - Lethbridge News Now

  06-05-2022 06:51 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  GOP works to get out the vote after calling elections rigged  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary police looking for suspect in Nose Hill Park assault

  06-05-2022 05:53
  
  Calgary police are asking for public assistance to help identify a man believed to have attacked a woman in northwest Calgary Wednesday night. At around 10:40 p.m., police say a woman walking in Nose Hill Park close to the parking lot at 14 Street and 64 Avenue N.W. was attacked from behind. The woman struggled with the assailant, and sustained minor injuries trying to get away. She managed to flee and call for help. Police located her soon after, and she was transported to hospital for treatmen
  
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• Lethbridge Animal Shelter seeing more surrenders, fewer adoptions - Global News

  06-05-2022 05:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge Animal Shelter seeing more surrenders, fewer adoptions  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge Animal Shelter seeing more surrenders, fewer adoptions

  06-05-2022 05:07 via globalnews.ca
  
  Beginning late last year, officials say animals started coming in at a higher rate. Since February, the shelter has been operating at overcapacity.
  
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• Rollout of Alberta rebate programs a little fuzzy on details as prices remain high

  06-05-2022 04:53
  
  Months after the province promised relief from skyrocketing utility bills, details about the two rebates remain up in the air. The government insists it's a matter of time of time before money makes its way into consumers' pockets, but as they wait for the wheels of government to turn, prices aren't going down. Albertans have been promised help, but the province is a bit fuzzy about a delivery date. "There is no need to be waiting," said NDP leader Rachel Notley Thursday. "Albertans are overwhel
  
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• 53 dead in China building collapse, search for trapped ends - Lethbridge News Now

  06-05-2022 04:32 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  53 dead in China building collapse, search for trapped ends  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Stollery Children’s Hospital ER seeing ‘unprecedented’ wait times, surge in patients: Edmonton doctor

  06-05-2022 03:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  Emergency room physician Dr. Shazma Mithani said the situation is "just continuing to get worse and it's almost become the new baseline in terms of patient care."
  
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• Family asking for tips regarding deadly hit and run of 20-year-old woman in Canmore

  06-05-2022 03:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP and the parents of a young woman killed by a hit and run in Canmore on the weekend are pleading with the public for more information about events surrounding her death.
  
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• Alberta poultry farmers have now lost 900,000 birds to avian influenza

  06-05-2022 02:49
  
  Alberta has now lost an estimated 900,000 poultry, more than double the next closest province according to numbers updated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Thursday afternoon. The total is an increase of 300,000 since the last update a week ago. Ontario is the next hardest hit, with an estimated 425,000 birds from 23 farms impacted. "It's hard - it's very hard," said Jeff Notenbomer, a poultry producer outside Lethbridge. His flock has not been impacted, but he hears just how hard it's bee
  
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• ‘First Call’ beer supports Alberta first responders

  06-05-2022 02:16 via globalnews.ca
  
  After being "blown away" by the success of their launch last year, Alberta breweries are banding together again in 2022 for a special beer in support of first responders.
  
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