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• Calgary barber's stylish trims translate into social media superstardom

  17-05-2022 23:57
  
  Calgary barber Dami Lare Sulola began cutting hair by experimenting on his brother, now he’s an international haircutting celebrity.  With the handle @DocDami, Sulola commands a  Tik Tok following  of 3.6 million.  Fans of his haircuts have flown him to Los Angeles. Atlanta, and San Francisco to trim their locks. He’s preparing to head to Europe. Are barbers the new rock stars? Stay tuned. “I was really shocked the first time I had someone DM (direct me
  
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• Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to learn fate Wednesday in party review of his job performance

  17-05-2022 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Albertans are to learn Wednesday whether Premier Jason Kenney has enough support from his party to keep his job.
  
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• Calgarians rescue trapped beaver in southeast community of Riverstone

  17-05-2022 23:31
  
  Residents in a southeast Calgary neighbourhood are questioning the use of leg-hold traps after freeing a beaver caught in one that had malfunctioned. Tracey Tilden, her husband Breckh and daughter Brook, found the beaver about six hours after it was caught in a leg-hold trap at a creek near their home in the community of Riverstone. She says it was trying to free itself and looked exhausted. It was dark when they arrived with neighbour Richard Manns. Breckh and Manns struggled to hold the beaver
  
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• Embarrassing loss to Calgary Flames in March was catalyst for Edmonton Oilers’ playoff push

  17-05-2022 23:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  It was not the Edmonton Oilers' finest hour, but a big loss to their Battle of Alberta archrivals might have been instrumental to their playoff push.
  
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• Calgary stores face $30K fine for selling unauthorized erectile dysfunction drugs

  17-05-2022 23:03
  
  The owner of a Calgary-based adult retail chain is facing a $30,000 fine following the seizure of unauthorized sexual enhancement products from several locations. Health Canada says Titanium 4000 was seized from the Adult Source in the 2300 block of 32nd Avenue S.E. – and the product 10K Iron Horse was seized from the Adult Source locations in the 2300 block of 32nd Avenue S.E., 4300 block of 17th Avenue S.E. and 10200 block of Macleod Trail S.E. – in March of 2019. Testing of the pr
  
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• Alberta to triple film and television tax credit by 2025

  17-05-2022 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  With an eye on growing Alberta's film and television industry, the government is expanding its tax credit in the coming years.
  
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• Alberta to hand out $225M in film and television tax credits by 2025

  17-05-2022 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  With an eye on growing Alberta's film and television industry, the government is expanding its tax credit in the coming years.
  
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• Milk River Emergency Department temporarily closing Tuesday - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2022 22:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Milk River Emergency Department temporarily closing Tuesday  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Potato chip processing plant to open near Airdrie, Alta.

  17-05-2022 22:15
  
  A new, state-of-the-art potato chip processing plant is set to begin operation near Airdrie, aimed at taking advantage of high quality tubers produced in the province. Operated by Super-Pufftanddescribed as "one of North America’s largest manufacturers and co-packers of salty snacks for retailers and national brands," the $50-million facility is expected to create more than 100 jobs for the Airdrie area. The company also received $250,000 in funding, cost-shared by the federal and provinci
  
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• TELUS Spark hosts Battle of Alberta Infinity Dome viewing parties

  17-05-2022 21:48
  
  Hockey fans have a new all-ages spot, complete with 8K resolution on a massive 360 degreee screen, to watch the Battle of Alberta. Flames and Oilers fans can make their way to TELUS Spark to catch each game on the science centre's Infinity Dome. Tickets for each game's viewing party are available online for a minimum donation of $20 and must be reserved in advance. The theatre has 215 reclined seats and the centre will be selling meals, snacks and drinks including beer. Flint the robotic pup is
  
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• Alberta hunter’s wife testifies she told him not to drink and drive the night he was shot

  17-05-2022 21:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Roger Bilodeau, 58, and his son Anthony Bilodeau, 33, have each pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree murder. 
  
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• Wife of Métis hunter killed testifies in murder trial

  17-05-2022 21:20
  
  A hunter's wife has testified she warned her husband not to drink and drive or get in a fight the night he and his uncle were shot to death on a rural Alberta road. Sarah Sansom told a jury trial in Edmonton that alcohol consumption had caused problems in her marriage with Jacob Sansom. Crown lawyers have said Jacob Sansom and his uncle Maurice Cardinal were followed on a rural road northeast of Edmonton in March 2020 and were shot after a confrontation. Roger Bilodeau, 58, and his son Anthony B
  
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• Hunter's wife testifies she warned husband not to drink and drive the night he died

  17-05-2022 21:20
  
  A hunter's wife has testified she warned her husband not to drink and drive or get in a fight the night he and his uncle were shot to death on a rural Alberta road. Sarah Sansom told a jury trial in Edmonton that alcohol consumption had caused problems in her marriage with Jacob Sansom. Crown lawyers have said Jacob Sansom and his uncle Maurice Cardinal were followed on a rural road northeast of Edmonton in March 2020 and were shot after a confrontation. Roger Bilodeau, 58, and his son Anthony B
  
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• Busiest stretch of Banff Avenue closed to vehicles for the summer

  17-05-2022 21:17
  
  The Town of Banff has closed a two-block stretch of Banff Avenue, as well as a section of Caribou Street, to create a pedestrian-friendly area until Oct. 10. The Downtown Pedestrian Zone will see retailers and restaurants, with permission from the town, set up shop on Banff Avenue between Wolf and Buffalo Streets beginning on May 20. Crews will be placing planters, ramps, additional signage and amenities in the area over the coming days and weeks. The pedestrian zone will be open to cyclists as
  
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• Utilities Commission denies AltaLink's proposed $120 million refund - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2022 20:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Utilities Commission denies AltaLink's proposed $120 million refund  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta utilities watchdog shuts down company’s offer of ‘refund’ on consumer bills

  17-05-2022 20:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  "AltaLink's proposal would immediately require ... customers to pay back its 'refund' with interest and carrying charges over the next 46 years," the commission wrote.
  
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• PCR testing, wastewater shows COVID-19 cases continuing to drop in Alberta

  17-05-2022 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  "This is the third week in a row that we've seen dropping positivity rates, which means there's less viral transmission in Alberta," said Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping.
  
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• Calgary charity hopes to raise $30K in 30 days for 30th anniversary

  17-05-2022 20:19
  
  A Calgary charity is celebrating its 30th anniversary with the launch of a new fundraising campaign aimed at raising $30,000 in 30 days. The Women In Need Society (WINS) launched in 1992 with the goal of giving women and their families the resources, knowledge, skills and confidence to achieve self-sufficiency. The organization started with a single thrift store, but has grown to include six stores, four community resource hubs, two program centres and a bulk thrift store, all located in Calgary
  
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• TELUS bulking up reach in Western Canada with $34.5B investments in B.C., Alberta

  17-05-2022 20:12
  
  TELUS Corp. says it will invest $17.5 billion in British Columbia and $17 billion in Alberta and create thousands of new jobs in these provinces over the next four years as it looks to expand its wireless networks. Canada's third-largest telecom company says the investments will be in network infrastructure, operations and spectrum, and will help deliver 5G to remote communities. The company expects 5,500 new jobs to be added across British Columbia and 8,500 new positions to be generated across
  
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• Alberta utilities watchdog denies company's offer of 'refund' on consumer bills

  17-05-2022 19:48
  
  Alberta's utilities watchdog has shut down a plan from a power transmission company to give ratepayers a refund, saying the small cash payout proposed by AltaLink would ultimately cost consumers millions more than it returned. "AltaLink's proposal would not result in a just and reasonable tariff even though it would provide Alberta's electricity customers with some modest relief on their electricity bills," says the decision from the Alberta Utilities Commission. "AltaLink's proposal would immed
  
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• The best patios in Calgary, according to OpenTable

  17-05-2022 19:25
  
  Eleven Calgary locations are among those featured on a list of Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining. The list, released on Tuesday, is compiled by the online restaurant reservation site OpenTable and draws upon the data from 820,963 reviews submitted by verified diners across Canada between March 1, 2021 and Feb. 28. OpenTable says reservations on the app this month are up 61 per cent compared to pre-pandemic numbers seen in 2019. "As the first summer and patio season in t
  
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• Suspect charged in connection with 4 alleged sex assaults at Chinook Centre

  17-05-2022 19:04
  
  A 28-year-old man faces four counts of sexual assault following an investigation into reported offences at CF Chinook Centre. According to police, a delivery driver entered the southwest Calgary mall on the afternoon of May 15 and allegedly sexually assaulted a customer and two employees at the store where he was picking up an order. The delivery driver allegedly committed an indecent act while harassing the staff and was asked to leave the store. The man later approached a female security guard
  
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• Math, French curricula ready to pilot in September: Alberta Education

  17-05-2022 18:58
  
  The Alberta government says revised curricula for science, French language, and French literature arts are ready to be tested in classrooms this fall. Alberta Education made the announcement Tuesday morning, revealing also a June 6 deadline school authorities have to notify the department of their intent to join the pilot, and changes that were made to the curricula based on feedback received over the past year. Officials said the department would work with school authorities over the summer to
  
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• Alberta Education to begin piloting science, French curricula in September

  17-05-2022 18:58
  
  The Alberta government says revised curricula for science, French language, and French literature are ready to be tested in classrooms this fall. Alberta Education made the announcement Tuesday morning, revealing also a June 6 deadline for school authorities to notify the department of their intent to join the pilot and changes that were made to the curricula based on feedback received over the past year. Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said her department was not seeking a specific number o
  
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• Copping, Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon

  17-05-2022 18:44
  
  The health minister and chief medical officer of health will update Albertans on COVID-19 Tuesday afternoon. Watch Jason Copping and Dr. Deena Hinshaw live on CTVNewsEdmonton.ca at 3:30 p.m. Last week, Alberta reported 1,225 hospitalizations, including the 37 patients in intensive care, and 70 deaths. More to come…
  
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• Alberta putting 'BA.2 wave behind,' Copping says

  17-05-2022 18:44
  
  Alberta is moving past the latest wave of COVID-19, the health minister said on Tuesday. Jason Copping said the province's positivity rate of 20 per cent last week dropped for the third week in a row. Wastewater data is also showing declines in transmission, though there are "significant amounts of virus circulating" in Edmonton, Red Deer and Calgary. Hospitalizations dropped slightly again and ICU admissions remained flat, Copping and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said. "The
  
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• Community Foundation allocates over $460K in grants - My Lethbridge Now

  17-05-2022 18:23 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Community Foundation allocates over $460K in grants  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Commuters can visit a 'Puppy Bus' at Anderson CTrain Station Wednesday

  17-05-2022 18:09
  
  It could be the paw-fect way to start your day.  Calgary Transit will be parking a "Puppy Bus" at the Anderson CTrain Station on Wednesday morning.  The bus will be full of dogs from Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society (AARCS) that are available for pets or snuggles from commuters.  "We know many of our customers recently returned to working in the office, and it’s been a stressful transition for some," said a Tuesday news release.  "We encourage riders at Anderson Stati
  
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• Red Deer RCMP issue warning about increase in sextortion reports

  17-05-2022 17:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Red Deer RCMP say they have seen a recent increase in sextortion reports and are issuing a warning about the dangers of sending nude photos. 
  
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• Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services reminding smokers to properly butt out - My Lethbridge Now

  17-05-2022 17:59 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services reminding smokers to properly butt out  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Calgary Flames forward Elias Lindholm named finalist for Selke Trophy

  17-05-2022 17:59
  
  Calgary Flames centre Elias Lindholm is one of three finalists for the Frank J. Selke Trophy. The annual honour is presented to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. Florida Panthers centre Aleksander Barkov and Boston Bruins centre Patrice Bergeron are the other finalists.  Lindholm posted a plus-61 rating in 82 games and led all Calgary forwards in blocked shots and takeaways. The winners of the NHL Awards will be revealed later in the post-season. The three fi
  
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• Alberta premier urges U.S. senators to convince Michigan to stop Line 5 shutdown

  17-05-2022 17:33
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is urging the U.S. government to convince Michigan to abandon its legal campaign against the Line 5 pipeline. He's also floating the idea of a new bilateral pipeline project to help both Canada and the United States establish energy security. Kenney is testifying today before members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. He registered Alberta's disdain for the fact the U.S. is turning to countries like Saudi Arabia to meet its energy needs instead
  
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• Alberta Premier Jason Kenney urges U.S. senators to convince Michigan to stop Line 5 shutdown

  17-05-2022 17:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is floating the idea of a new bilateral pipeline project to help both Canada and the United States establish energy security.
  
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• New banner project in Lethbridge to honour local veterans, past and present - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2022 16:18 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  New banner project in Lethbridge to honour local veterans, past and present  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Kraft Dinner soft serve? Meal worm hot dogs? Stampede releases midway menu

  17-05-2022 15:53
  
  The Calgary Stampede has released the list of midway food that will debut this year and the additions include the absurd, the pleasant, the far too enormous and the 'Who put cotton candy on my bowl of noodles?'. The 45 new entries to the long list of mostly edible fare available on the Stampede grounds during The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth range from appetizing to less than appealing.Crazy Tongue Pizza (pizza with cow tongue) Korean Squid Ink Corn Dog (contains no squid) Cajun Fried Cheese C
  
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• Cricket hot dogs, ‘bad breath’ lemonade, KD ice cream: 2022 Stampede food revealed

  17-05-2022 15:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary Stampede unveiled its midway food lineup for 2022 which includes Kraft Dinner soft serve, cricket hot dogs, bao baos and octopus rangoon.
  
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• Calgary milder, chance of thundershowers tonight

  17-05-2022 15:08
  
  The showers are starting today, and with them comes the chance for a thundershower. There are a pair of systems expected over the next 72 hours. The first is a little too far to the north to do more than generate instability and trigger some of the weaker showers we're familiar with. Thanks to lower temperatures over the next couple of days, these afford us a better shot at actually seeing rainfall. When it comes to meaningful rain, we will have to wait until Wednesday; those planning on taking
  
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• Fire breaks out at home in Thorncliffe

  17-05-2022 14:12
  
  Emergency crews extinguished a house fire on Simons Crescent N.W. Tuesday morning and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the blaze. First responders were deployed to a home in Thorncliffe, near Fourth Street N.W., at around 4 a.m. By roughly 5 a.m. the fire was considered to be under control.  According to EMS, no one was injured in the fire. The extent of the damage to the home is unknown. As of 6 a.m., Simons Crescent remains closed to traffic and drivers were asked to
  
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• Rotary Club of Lethbridge assisting Ukraine - Lethbrige Herald

  17-05-2022 14:00 via lethbridgeherald.com
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• Milgaard pushed for action on Indigenous sisters' wrongful conviction claims - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2022 10:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Milgaard pushed for action on Indigenous sisters' wrongful conviction claims  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Government's changing vape strategy shifts focus away from cigarettes, advocates fear - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2022 10:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Government's changing vape strategy shifts focus away from cigarettes, advocates fear  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Crime Beat podcast: Hope in the darkness

  17-05-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  On the latest episode of Crime Beat, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares one man’s story of survival and inspiration in ‘Hope in the darkness.’
  
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• News and Sports from around Lethbridge - Lethbrige Herald

  17-05-2022 07:07 via lethbridgeherald.com
  News and Sports from around Lethbridge  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Election 2022: Trump's influence over GOP faces fresh tests - Lethbridge News Now

  17-05-2022 06:27 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Election 2022: Trump's influence over GOP faces fresh tests  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Italian language program cancelled for 2022-23 school year at Catholic school

  17-05-2022 06:07
  
  Kids at St. Alphonsus elementary and junior high won't be able to continue in the school's long standing Italian language and culture program in September. The longstanding program has been cancelled for the coming year. Calgary Catholic School District says just 27 per cent of kids at the school continue in the Italian program after it stops being mandatory after grade three. According to CCSD, the other 73 per cent switch to French. "Maybe a month ago we just got an email on a Friday just to s
  
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• Lethbridge tourism and hospitality sectors optimistic ahead of summer season - Lethbridge | Globalnews.ca - Global News

  17-05-2022 05:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge tourism and hospitality sectors optimistic ahead of summer season - Lethbridge | Globalnews.ca  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge tourism and hospitality sectors optimistic ahead of summer season - Global News

  17-05-2022 05:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge tourism and hospitality sectors optimistic ahead of summer season  Global News
  
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• Lethbridge tourism and hospitality sectors optimistic ahead of summer season

  17-05-2022 05:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Tourism Lethbridge CEO Erin Crane is seeing more travellers stopping at the information centre, arriving at a pace similar to pre-pandemic levels.
  
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• When 2 worlds collide: Jason Kenney meets Virginia man often mistaken for Alberta premier on Twitter

  17-05-2022 04:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The world's of two Jason Kenney's collided Monday, when the Alberta premier met his American name twin who often gets mistaken for the politician on Twitter.
  
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• Kenney visits Washington, pushing stronger energy ties between Alberta and U.S.

  17-05-2022 02:31
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney begins his two-day blitz in Washington today, hoping to convince U.S. lawmakers his province is best positioned to strengthen North American energy security. "It is deeply frustrating to us that we don't even show up on the radar screen when it comes to [energy] discussions," Kenney said at a roundtable with journalists. "If the U.S. is serious about this energy problem, all I'm saying is we've got the supply. We just need more infrastructure." On Tuesday, Kenney wil
  
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