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• Verstappen cruises to win in inaugural Miami Grand Prix - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2022 23:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Calls for help to increase ‘dismal’ uptake in fourth vaccines in Alberta

  08-05-2022 23:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary doctor says more needs to be done to help seniors get their fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• Alberta mother and child found dead, RCMP investigating

  08-05-2022 23:39
  
  Brooks RCMP are investigating after the bodies of a woman and her eight-month-old daughter were found inside a home on Saturday evening. Officials say police were called to the scene, at a home in Newell County, Alta., at about 8 p.m. on May 7. RCMP say a man had arrived at the home and discovered the bodies of the woman and child, who was his daughter. "Major crimes investigators were contacted to assist with the investigation and a search of the area located a deceased male a short distance aw
  
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• Mercado's single in eighth gives Guardians 4-3 win over Jays - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2022 23:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Boxing Canada high-performance director Daniel Trepanier resigns - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2022 23:21 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Unique sustainable flight lands at Edmonton International Airport

  08-05-2022 22:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The sustainable flight challenge flies into Edmonton International Airport, bringing one of the most sustainable flights ever from Amsterdam to Canada.
  
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• Marchand scores twice, Bruins beat Canes to tie series at 2 - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2022 22:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Marchand scores twice, Bruins beat Canes to tie series at 2  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• City planning consultation for multi-family green bins program - My Lethbridge Now

  08-05-2022 21:38 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  City planning consultation for multi-family green bins program  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• ‘Last resort’: Police forces struggling to provide support for people in crisis

  08-05-2022 17:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Heffernans still wonder what would have happened if a mental health professional had been there.
  
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• Trudeau meets with Zelenskyy in Kyiv, announces more military supports for Ukraine, sanctions on Russians

  08-05-2022 16:27
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a surprise trip to Ukraine on Sunday amid the ongoing Russian invasion and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to show Canada's support for the country and its people. In a joint news conference with Zelenskyy, Trudeau said that Canada would be providing more military assistance to Ukraine in the form of drone cameras, satellite imagery, small arms, ammunition and funding for landmine clearing operations. This announcement comes two weeks after Tru
  
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• PM Trudeau makes surprise visit to Ukraine

  08-05-2022 16:27
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made an unannounced visit to Ukraine amid the Russian invasion. The Prime Minister's Office says he is scheduled to meet Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to show Canada's support for the country and its people. More coming. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 8, 2022.
  
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• Justin Trudeau makes surprise visit to Ukraine

  08-05-2022 16:27
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a surprise trip to Ukraine on Sunday amid the ongoing Russian invasion. The Prime Minister's Office says he is scheduled to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to show Canada's support for the country and its people. Oleksandr Markushyn, the mayor of Irpin, posted to photos to his social media account showing the prime minister touring the devastation in the Kyiv suburb Trudeau also raised the Canadian flag at the Canadian embassy in Kyiv while accompa
  
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• Justin Trudeau make surprise visit to Ukraine

  08-05-2022 16:27
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a surprise trip to Ukraine on Sunday amid the ongoing Russian invasion. The Prime Minister's Office says he is scheduled to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to show Canada's support for the country and its people. Oleksandr Markushyn, the mayor of Irpin, posted to photos to his social media account showing the prime minister touring the devastation in the Kyiv suburb Trudeau also plans on holding virtual meetings with G7 leaders to talk about the wa
  
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• Buon viaggio! WestJet launches new direct flight from Calgary to Rome

  08-05-2022 15:57
  
  It was nearly three years in the making, but hundreds of Calgarians are now enjoying the sights, sounds and tastes of Rome, thanks to a new direct flight from WestJet. The service was originally going to begin in May 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic changed that, causing a two-year delay to the inaugural flight. The airline says it had two flights to Rome nearly sold out for its first weekend – a sign that Calgarians want to put the pandemic behind them and return to their jet-setting lifes
  
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• Jill Biden pays surprise visit to Ukraine, meets first lady - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2022 15:41 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Pavelski scores twice for Stars in 4-2 win over Flames to lead series

  08-05-2022 15:34
  
  Joe Pavelski's first home playoff game for the Dallas Stars was a memorable one. The 37-year-old veteran scored both the equalizing and winning goals for the Stars in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames to a take a 2-1 lead in their playoff series. “First game here in Dallas in front of theses fans in the playoffs, it lived up to it,” Pavelski said. “I'd heard nothing but great things. Nice to get that win and take another step.” Radek Faska also scored and Roope H
  
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• Syria President Assad visits Iran for meetings in rare trip - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2022 15:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Nearly half of Canadian moms reaching their breaking point due to pandemic, survey finds

  08-05-2022 14:00
  
  A new survey has found that more than two years into COVID-19, pandemic-related stressors continue to have a disproportionately negative impact on the mental health and careers of mothers. The survey of more than 1,500 Canadians, which was conducted by Maru/Matchbox on behalf of the Canadian Women's Foundation in April, found that 48 per cent of mothers in Canada say they are reaching breaking point, compared to 39 per cent of fathers. Last year, the foundation's survey found that 46 per cent of
  
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• Health Canada recalls eye drops due to ingredients not on label

  08-05-2022 13:50
  
  One lot each of Pharmasave Advanced Relief Eye Drops and Compliments Advanced Relief Eye Drops are being recalled because of a packing error. Health Canada says some bottles may contain ingredients not listed on the label. The agency says the affected bottles may contain undeclared Naphazoline HCl or glycerine, which can cause an allergic reaction, including a rash and itching or swelling, especially of the face, tongue and throat. The recalled bottles may be labelled with either lot number AR21
  
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• Western officials visit Ukraine after deadly school bombing

  08-05-2022 13:35
  
  Dozens of Ukrainians were feared dead Sunday after a Russian bomb flattened a school sheltering about 90 people in its basement, while Ukrainian fighters held out at the battered Mariupol steel plant as Moscow's forces rushed to seize it ahead of Russia's Victory Day holiday. The governor of Luhansk province, part of the eastern industrial heartland known as the Donbas, said emergency crews found two bodies and rescued 30 people at the school in the village of Bilohorivka after Saturday's bombin
  
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• Dozens feared dead in bombing of Ukrainian school

  08-05-2022 13:35
  
  Scores of Ukrainians were feared dead Sunday after a Russian bomb flattened a school where about 90 people were taking shelter in the basement, while Ukrainian fighters held out inside Mariupol's steel plant as Moscow's forces apparently raced to capture the city ahead of Russia's Victory Day holiday. Emergency crews found two bodies and rescued 30 people at the school in the village of Bilohorivka after Saturday's bombing, according to the governor of Luhansk province, part of the eastern indus
  
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• Dozens feared dead after Russian bomb levels Ukraine school

  08-05-2022 13:35
  
  Dozens of Ukrainians were feared dead Sunday after a Russian bomb destroyed a school sheltering about 90 people in the basement as Moscow's invading forces kept up their barrage of cities, towns and villages in eastern and southern Ukraine. The governor of Luhansk province, one of two areas that make up the eastern industrial heartland known as the Donbas, said the school in the village of Bilohorivka caught fire after Saturday's bombing. Emergency crews found two bodies and rescued 30 people, h
  
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• Former Bank of Canada governor slams Poilievre's assertion central bank is 'financially illiterate'

  08-05-2022 13:00
  
  Former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge is strongly disputing Conservative Party MP and leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre’s claim the central bank is “financially illiterate.” In an interview on CTV’s Question Period airing Sunday, Dodge, who was governor from 2001 to 2008, called the assertion “bull****." “I’m very insulted by that…They understand what's going on,” he said, adding that the Bank of Canada’s navigation of the las
  
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• Blue marshlands store as much carbon as green forests, says study - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2022 10:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Blue marshlands store as much carbon as green forests, says study  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Beijing loyalist John Lee elected as Hong Kong's next leader - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2022 07:09 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Last women and children evacuated from Ukrainian steel mill - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2022 06:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Lethbridge Farmers’ Market celebrates opening day

  08-05-2022 03:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  With the weather finally starting to warm up, Lethbridge and District Exhibition Saturday Farmers' Market welcomed back shoppers on their opening day.
  
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• Bradley goes low in mud again, leads Wells Fargo by 2 - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2022 02:17 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Bradley goes low in mud again, leads Wells Fargo by 2  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Blood Tribe Police appoint first Indigenous Human Trafficking Coordinator - Lethbridge News Now

  08-05-2022 01:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Blood Tribe Police appoint first Indigenous Human Trafficking Coordinator  Lethbridge News Now
  
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