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• Calgary property taxes are in the mail, due by June 30

  25-05-2022 23:36
  
  The City of Calgary says it has sent out approximately 545,000 tax bills, and that all property owners should be receiving their bill by the end of next week. Those who haven't receive their bill by the first week of June are asked to contact 311. Property taxes are due by June 30, and a late payment penalty of seven per cent will be applied to any unpaid portion of property taxes on July 1. The tax deadline doesn't apply to the 285,000 property owners who pay monthly through the city’s Ta
  
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• University of Calgary students turning vintage car into electric vehicle

  25-05-2022 23:20
  
  Ratik Kapoor is a University of Calgary student who wants to create a world-wide electric vehicle culture. To help achieve that, he's formed a team called Relectric made up of more than 40 students from various faculties. They're starting off with a 1966 Volvo station wagon and stripping out the old engine, replacing it with an electric motor. "I think what makes us different is that we're not just doing a conversion for the sake of doing the conversion," he said. "We're tying all the different
  
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• Improper fire pit use on the rise in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  25-05-2022 23:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Improper fire pit use on the rise in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Police Service welcomes newly created Alberta Police Misconduct Database

  25-05-2022 22:25
  
  An online database detailing hundreds of examples of confirmed police misconduct in Alberta over the last three decades is being commended, not condemned, by the Calgary Police Service. The Alberta Police Misconduct Database, a searchable online portal that outlines more than 400 incidents of police misconduct over a period of nearly 30 years, went live Tuesday. On Wednesday afternoon, CPS officials said there is value in the information presented within the database. "The Calgary Police Service
  
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• Calgary Police Service to examine Alberta Police Misconduct Database

  25-05-2022 22:25
  
  The Calgary Police Service will review the content of an online database detailing hundreds of examples of confirmed police misconduct in Alberta over the last three decades. The Alberta Police Misconduct Database, a searchable online portal that outlines more than 400 incidents of police misconduct over a period of nearly 30 years, went live Tuesday. On Wednesday afternoon, CPS officials said there is value in ensuring transparency but the information presented within the database has yet to be
  
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• Crime Stoppers receives funding from Alberta government for 1st time

  25-05-2022 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Province of Alberta announced Wednesday it would spend $850,000 over the next three years to support Crime Stoppers' work.
  
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• Alberta government questioned about crime-prevention approach at Crime Stoppers funding announcement

  25-05-2022 22:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The province of Alberta announced Wednesday it would spend $850,000 over the next three years to support Crime Stoppers' work.
  
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• Emergency alerts when severe weather happens can be improved: Guilbeault - Lethbridge News Now

  25-05-2022 22:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Emergency alerts when severe weather happens can be improved: Guilbeault  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary Zoo asks for help naming new gorilla infant

  25-05-2022 21:55
  
  The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo is inviting members of the public to help name the gorilla troop's newest member. Western lowland gorilla Dossi gave birth to her first baby on April 20. The infant gorilla, a girl, hasn't yet been named, but the public is now able to vote for one of three possibilities if they donate. "Your donation helps us to provide exceptional care specifically to our western lowland gorilla troop - giving hope to this critically endangered species and helping to fund gorill
  
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• Calgary Flames RED Lot party returns for Game 5 on Thursday

  25-05-2022 21:47
  
  The Calgary Flames RED Lot Community Viewing Party is returning for Game 5 on Thursday at Stampede Park. Tickets will once again be free and available starting at 9 a.m. Thursday through Ticketmaster. Tickets have previously sold out in minutes. The RED Lot will open at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, two hours before game time. Fans can secure two tickets each, and tickets are non-transferrable. Capacity at the Red Lot Community Viewing Party is 5,000 and space is subject to availability. Those without tic
  
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• Phased approach for organics collection at Lethbridge multi-family homes - Lethbridge News Now

  25-05-2022 21:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Phased approach for organics collection at Lethbridge multi-family homes  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta town endorses community-developed policy saying no to coal mining in Rockies

  25-05-2022 21:16
  
  A southern Alberta town has become the first municipality to endorse a community-developed policy that calls for no new coal exploration and no new coal mines in the Rockies. The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society says in a news release that High River has joined 30 organizations to endorse the document called "A Coal Policy for Alberta — 2022 and Beyond." It was created by a wide range of Albertans including Indigenous groups, municipalities, hunters, anglers, ranchers, rural landowner
  
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• New funding coming to reduce crime in Alberta, Calgary police say April spike not as high as expected

  25-05-2022 20:38
  
  The Alberta Government will announce new, community-based funding Wednesday to help reduce crime across Alberta. Justice Minister and Solicitor General Tyler Shandro, along with Edmonton's police chief and members of the Alberta RCMP will make the announcement at 1 p.m. Calgary police responded to two separate shootings on Monday, with both victims being taken to hospital with gunshot wounds. The service will provide a report to the Calgary Police Commission on Wednesday afternoon outlining crim
  
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• Alberta justice minister faces 3-day law society disciplinary hearing in October

  25-05-2022 20:36
  
  Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro is to face a three-day disciplinary hearing in October before the self-governing body that sets standards for lawyers in the province. The Law Society of Alberta is investigating three allegations against Shandro of unprofessional conduct. The society says the three-day hearing is to be held online starting Oct. 17. Shandro, who is a lawyer, is facing accusations related to when he was Alberta’s health minister. One complaint alleges he confronted a n
  
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• Calgary police union tells officers to remove 'thin blue line' patches

  25-05-2022 20:27
  
  The union representing Calgary Police Service members has directed frontline officers to remove 'thin blue line' patches from their uniforms, its president confirmed Wednesday. "After consultation with our members, and several meetings with the CPS executive and commission, we are encouraging members to remove the patches from their uniforms," read an email from Calgary Police Association president John Orr. "We look forward to continued dialogue with the (Calgary Police Commission) and CPS in r
  
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• Supply chain issues mean Calgary Marathon medals won't arrive for race day

  25-05-2022 20:01
  
  Participants in this year's 58th Servus Calgary Marathon won't receive medals when they finish — at least not initially. Due to supply chain issues, a ship carrying the medals to Canada wasn't able to dock as scheduled at the Vancouver port on April 8, instead being forced into a holding pattern. "Due to this holding pattern, the arrival of the vessel in the Vancouver port was delayed for six weeks and did not arrive until May 21," read an emailed update from Run Calgary. "Under normal cir
  
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• Mayor promises 'significant update' on new Calgary arena

  25-05-2022 19:04
  
  The City of Calgary event centre committee is meeting Wednesday afternoon to discuss what, if any, movement has been made toward inking a deal to replace the aging Scotiabank Saddledome. At the meeting Calgarians may learn the identity of the third party the city selected to approach the Flames ownership group, Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC), in an attempt to reignite a deal to build a new arena. Last week, Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said she expected a ‘significant up
  
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• Calgary retains commercial real estate team to revive new arena

  25-05-2022 19:04
  
  The City of Calgary has recruited three people from the commercial real-estate sector in an effort to get a new event centre to replace the aging Scotiabank Saddledome. CBRE Executive Vice president John Fisher, Director of Strategic Initiatives with NAIOP Calgary Guy Huntingford and Ayrshire Group Executive Chairman Phil Swift have been retained to engage both the city and the and Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) to reach a new deal. At Wednesday’s meeting, the city's p
  
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• Calgary arena deal update

  25-05-2022 19:04
  
  The City of Calgary event centre committee is meeting Wednesday afternoon to discuss what, if any, movement has been made toward inking a deal to replace the aging Scotiabank Saddledome. At the meeting Calgarians may learn the identity of the third party the city selected to approach the Flames ownership group, Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC), in an attempt to reignite a deal to build a new arena. Last week, Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said she expected a ‘significant up
  
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• “Freedom convoy” organizer will remain released on bail - Lethbridge News Now

  25-05-2022 19:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  “Freedom convoy” organizer will remain released on bail  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary mayor condemns gun violence, radical partisanship post-Texas school shooting tragedy

  25-05-2022 18:55
  
  The mayor of Calgary says the increase in local gun violence and hate-based crimes needs to be addressed and it's past time the public demand better of its elected officials. Mayor Jyoti Gondek made a series of Twitter posts Wednesday morning, in the aftermath of the Uvalde, Texas school shooting that left at least 19 children and two adults dead, in which she condemned the political inaction and radical partisanship that has served as a breeding ground for hate. "You may believe that these are
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta ‘past the peak’ of BA.2, but identifies first case of new subvariant BA.4

  25-05-2022 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Health Minister Jason Copping are scheduled to provide a COVID-19 update for Alberta on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Alberta officials to provide COVID-19 update Wednesday afternoon

  25-05-2022 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Health Minister Jason Copping are scheduled to provide a COVID-19 update for Alberta on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Medicine Hat police chief resigns after external investigation into sexual behaviour

  25-05-2022 18:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The woman with whom former Medicine Hat police chief Mike Worden had a relationship alleges he told her to 'delete everything, deny everything' during an independent review.
  
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• Journalists face 'alarming' levels of stress, trauma and harassment, report suggests

  25-05-2022 17:15
  
  A new report finds that members of Canada's news industry are suffering "alarming" levels of work-related stress and trauma. The survey suggests that media workers suffer high rates of mental health symptoms, with 69 per cent of respondents reporting anxiety and 46 per cent saying they struggle with depression. More than half of respondents said they had received online harassment and threats, and 35 per cent said they had faced harassment in the field. The survey also indicates that exposure to
  
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• Monkeypox in Canada: PHAC now confirms 16 cases nationwide

  25-05-2022 16:43
  
  The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) says it has now confirmed a total of 16 cases of monkeypox in the country, all in Quebec. The latest update on the spread of the viral disease came in a statement issued Wednesday evening. The statement says Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory continues to receive samples from multiple jurisdictions for confirmation testing. "At this time, cases of monkeypox are being identified and treated by local health clinics," the statement said. "There is on
  
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• Monkeypox in Canada: PHAC now confirms 15 cases countrywide

  25-05-2022 16:43
  
  With Quebec confirming an additional 10 cases of monkeypox identified in the province, the total number of cases in Canada now sits at 15, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). The latest update on the spread of the viral disease came in a statement issued by federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos on Tuesday evening. According to the statement, more laboratory samples from different jurisdictions across Canada are being delivered to PHAC’s national microbiology laborato
  
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• Calgary's The Giving Garden in need of volunteers to build planter boxes

  25-05-2022 16:31
  
  The fruitful harvest of a local woman's large garden years back has blossomed into an ongoing effort to feed Albertans in need, but now she's in need of a little help. In 2016, Dawna Britnell realized she had far too much fresh produce then her and her family needed so she donated some to a few local charities. The Giving Garden was established the following year with five volunteers helping to harvest vegetables to donate and it has grown significantly since. "We've started from doing a few 100
  
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• 'My heart breaks': Trudeau reacts to Texas elementary school shooting

  25-05-2022 16:11
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his "heart breaks" for those impacted by the "horrific" shooting at an elementary school in Texas that killed 21 people on Tuesday. "The students, the parents, the teachers, the entire community have had their lives changed forever by this unimaginable event," Trudeau told reporters in Vancouver on Tuesday. "All of Canada grieves with our American friends in this terrible, terrible day."CTV News app sign-up: Breaking news alerts and top stories delivered right
  
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• Warm with wind for Calgary Wednesday

  25-05-2022 15:16
  
  West wind sets up aloft over Calgary for a couple of days; this will mean warm, dry days for parts of our province sorely wishing for the opposite:Wednesday and Thursday are mixing and matching from the same components: westerly wind will press in at up to 40 km/h, the sky will remain largely clear, and our temperatures will aim for 20 C. Thankfully, the warm and dry spell doesn't last long (with an apology issued for those wishing it would). Another spell of cooler weather lies just around the
  
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• Calgary remains warm leading to weekend showers

  25-05-2022 15:16
  
  AFTERNOON UPDATE: The convective outlook is back!! Not that it matters for southern Alberta today, but hey, it's still nice to see:  So, scattered thundershowers north of us. There's a Day 2 option with this outlook, but it shows the same darned thing. Nothing locally until Friday. Storm potential Friday is very much still present for Calgary, though the present indices for this have fallen back, somewhat - that limits the chance, and also the potential severity. It's a slight dip.  Th
  
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• Judge decides 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Tamara Lich stays out on bail

  25-05-2022 15:00
  
  An Ottawa judge has decided that "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich will remain released on bail while awaiting trial. Ontario Superior Court Justice Kevin Phillips said his decision was based on how well Lich's surety has supervised her, that she has followed her bail conditions, along with "having had a taste of jail," which lowered risk of reoffence. The judge said he does not accept that Lich breached her release conditions by agreeing to receive an award, and added Lich can be trusted t
  
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• Calgary Black Film Festival opens Thursday night

  25-05-2022 14:39
  
  The second edition of the Calgary Black Film Festival opens Thursday with Desiree Kahikopo-Meiffret's The White Line. The film, which is set in the early 1960s, is about the love story between a Black maid and an Afrikaner police officer. After an all-virtual first year, the festival will feature a blend of both virtual and in-theatre productions in 2022, with screenings at the Globe Cinema, the Dome Theatre at TELUS Spark, the Memorial Park Library and the Central Library downtown. "CBFF is mor
  
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• Flames find the positive in loss to Oilers

  25-05-2022 14:22
  
  The odds are no longer in their favour. Despite winning the first game of the first Battle of Alberta playoff series in 31 years against the rival Edmonton Oilers, the Calgary Flames find themselves on the brink of elimination three games later. The Flames nearly evened the series on Tuesday when they came back from a 3-0 deficit — tying the game on a bizarre 132-foot short-handed shot from their own zone by Rasmus Andersson with 9:04 left in the third that somehow completely fooled Oilers
  
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• One of two Alberta men accused of killing hunters to take witness stand

  25-05-2022 14:12
  
  A man accused of killing two Métis hunters on a rural Alberta road is scheduled to testify today. Anthony Bilodeau has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the deaths of Jacob Sansom and Maurice Cardinal in March of 2020. His lawyer, Brian Beresh, has told the jury trial that the 33-year-old plans to take the witness stand. Bilodeau's father, Roger Bilodeau, who is 58, has also pleaded not guilty to the same charges. The Crown has argued that the father and son thought the hunter
  
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• Ontario judge decides ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Tamara Lich stays out on bail

  25-05-2022 13:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Ottawa judge has decided that "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich will remain released on bail while awaiting trial.
  
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• Summer is almost here in Lethbridge, just add water - Lethbrige Herald

  25-05-2022 12:37 via lethbridgeherald.com
  Summer is almost here in Lethbridge, just add water  Lethbrige Herald
  
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• Cross-examination continues for Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard - Lethbridge News Now

  25-05-2022 10:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Cross-examination continues for Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Conservative leadership candidates meet in Quebec for party's French-language debate - Lethbridge News Now

  25-05-2022 10:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Conservative leadership candidates meet in Quebec for party's French-language debate  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge Bulls begin WCBL title defence at home opener Thursday - Global News

  25-05-2022 09:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Lethbridge Bulls begin WCBL title defence at home opener Thursday  Global News
  
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• 2022 Property Tax Notices mailed out in Lethbridge this week - Lethbridge News Now

  25-05-2022 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  2022 Property Tax Notices mailed out in Lethbridge this week  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• UK govt approves sale of Chelsea by sanctioned Abramovich - Lethbridge News Now

  25-05-2022 08:46 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  UK govt approves sale of Chelsea by sanctioned Abramovich  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Gunman kills 19 children in Texas school rampage - Lethbridge News Now

  25-05-2022 08:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Gunman kills 19 children in Texas school rampage  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Flames find the positive in loss to Oilers - Lethbridge News Now

  25-05-2022 08:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Flames find the positive in loss to Oilers  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Andrus, Lowrie homer, A's end 13-game skid against Mariners - Lethbridge News Now

  25-05-2022 07:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Andrus, Lowrie homer, A's end 13-game skid against Mariners  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Tokyo a candidate for track and field world championships - Lethbridge News Now

  25-05-2022 06:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Tokyo a candidate for track and field world championships  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Oilers outlast Flames to grab 3-1 series lead

  25-05-2022 06:33
  
  Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his second goal of the night with 3:27 left in regulation as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Tuesday to take a 3-1 lead in the teams' second-round playoff series. Evander Kane, with his NHL-best 11th and 12th of the post-season, and Zach Hyman had the other goals for Edmonton, which got 29 saves from Mike Smith. Leon Draisaitl added two assists. Connor McDavid also had two assists to give him a league-topping 25 points in 11 playoff outings this
  
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• Nugent-Hopkins scores twice, Oilers survive Smith's blunder to grab 3-1 series lead

  25-05-2022 06:33
  
  Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has suffered through plenty of heartache in the Alberta capital. The top pick at the 2011 draft missed the playoffs in seven of his first eight NHL seasons as the Edmonton Oilers repeatedly fumbled and bumbled their way through what must have felt like a never-ending rebuild. After a stunning turn of events midway through Tuesday's third period that could have heaped more pain on a once-proud franchise dreaming of a return to glory, its longest-serving player rose to the occa
  
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• Oilers strike early and late to beat Flames 5-3 in Game 4

  25-05-2022 06:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton Oilers maintain their series lead over the Calgary Flames in the second round of the playoffs with a 5-3 win in Game 4 Tuesday night.
  
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• Doncic, Mavs avoid sweep with win over Warriors - Lethbridge News Now

  25-05-2022 06:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Doncic, Mavs avoid sweep with win over Warriors  Lethbridge News Now
  
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