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• Calgary MLA to add name to the race for UCP leadership

  12-06-2022 23:36
  
  A Calgary MLA is set to put her name forward in the race to become leader of the United Conservative Party. Rajan Sawhney, who has represented Calgary-Northeast since 2019, will be holding an announcement on Monday indicating her intention to run the race, CTV News has learned. Sawhney has held two cabinet positions under the leadership of Jason Kenney – first as minister of community services and then taking over transportation last year. Prior to running, she earned an MBA and worked as
  
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• Motorcyclist in life-threatening condition after crash near Balzac

  12-06-2022 23:22
  
  Alberta RCMP say officers are investigating the cause of a crash between a motorcycle and a minivan that sent a man to hospital. Airdrie RCMP and emergency crews responded to the scene of a crash at Highway 566 and Range Road 13 at approximately 1:30 p.m. When they arrived, police found the driver of a motorcycle, a 39-year-old male, had been seriously hurt. STARS Air Ambulance took him to hospital in Calgary in life-threatening condition. The intersection was reopened in all directions shortly
  
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• Motorcyclist in life-threatening condition after Balzac crash

  12-06-2022 23:22
  
  Alberta RCMP say officers are investigating the cause of a crash between a motorcycle and a minivan that sent a man to hospital. Airdrie RCMP and emergency crews responded to the scene of a crash at Highway 566 and Range Road 13 at approximately 1:30 p.m. When they arrived, they found the driver of a motorcycle, a 39-year-old male, had been seriously hurt. STARS Air Ambulance took him to hospital in Calgary in life-threatening condition. RCMP are investigating and ask the public to avoid the are
  
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• Guerrero homers, leads Stripling, Blue Jays over Tigers 6-0 - Lethbridge News Now

  12-06-2022 23:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Guerrero homers, leads Stripling, Blue Jays over Tigers 6-0  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Brookings president resigns amid FBI foreign lobbying probe - Lethbridge News Now

  12-06-2022 22:11 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Lions Club volunteers aim to plant 50,000 trees in Calgary

  12-06-2022 21:42
  
  It’s the second year of its planting project with the City of Calgary, and volunteers with the Lions Clubs in Calgary say they will have thousands of trees planted by the end of 2022. “We’ve made a commitment to the city of Calgary to plant 50,000 trees, and this is the second year of the program and by the end of this year we would have planted 15,000 trees,” said member Otto Silzer. The City of Calgary provided a parcel of land along McKnight Boulevard N.E. and Falconri
  
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• 'No flooding' expected, but Calgary issues advisory for Elbow River

  12-06-2022 20:31
  In advance of heavy rainfall that's forecasted for the next several days, the City of Calgary has issued a boating advisory for the Elbow River. This means that Calgarians should keep their boats and other watercraft out of the river until further notice. "The City of Calgary is closely monitoring significant rainfall in the forecast for the Kananaskis region, west of Calgary, with potentially as much as 75 to 100 millimetres expected by Wednesday morning. This amount of rain has the potential t
  
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• Calgarians raise critical funding for ALS research and lace up at 'Betty's Run' for first time since pandemic

  12-06-2022 20:06
  
  Calgarians gathered in-person, laced up their shoes and hit the pavement for the first time in two years to raise awareness and critical funding for ALS research. The 26th annual Betty’s Run for ALS saw more than 1,000 runners and walkers descend on North Glenmore Park Sunday morning. The event has donated over $8.5 million for client support services in Alberta and is one of the largest fundraisers in the province for the disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord causi
  
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• Significant rainfall expected for Calgary-area prompts special weather statement

  12-06-2022 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The weather agency said significant rainfall is expected this week, with 75 to 100 mm expected by Wednesday morning. 
  
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• Verstappen wins in Azerbaijan after Leclerc engine failure - Lethbridge News Now

  12-06-2022 19:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Verstappen wins in Azerbaijan after Leclerc engine failure  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 53-year-old killed in workplace accident at Peace River pulp mill

  12-06-2022 18:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 53-year-old man died in a workplace accident early Saturday morning at the Mercer pulp mill in Peace River, Alta.
  
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• Senate bargainers announce outline of gun violence agreement - Lethbridge News Now

  12-06-2022 18:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Heavy rainfall expected in Calgary and area, Environment Canada says

  12-06-2022 16:02
  
  Residents of Calgary and area are expected to see a lot of rain over the next few days, with some saying it hearkens back to the devastating flood that occurred nine years ago. Environment Canada issued a special weather statement early Sunday morning, saying that "significant rainfall" is expected to come over the next few days. "A long duration rainfall event will impact the eastern slopes of the Rockies on Monday and Tuesday," the bulletin reads. "A broad area from Nordegg to Waterton is expe
  
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• #ChurchToo revelations growing, years after movement began - Lethbridge News Now

  12-06-2022 15:42 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  #ChurchToo revelations growing, years after movement began  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Russian-owned successor of McDonald's opens in Moscow

  12-06-2022 14:51
  
  Three months after McDonald's suspended operations in Russia, hundreds of people streamed into its famous former outlet on Moscow's Pushkin Square as the restaurant reopened Sunday under a Russian owner and a new name. In March, McDonald's halted operations of its company-run restaurants in Russia. Although some run by franchisees stayed open, the action by the multinational fast-food chain was among the most visible responses by foreign companies to Russia sending troops into Ukraine. Two month
  
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• 9 arrested after vicious assault on women in north China

  12-06-2022 14:01
  
  Warning: This article has content that might be disturbing for some readers. Chinese authorities arrested nine people on suspicion of violently assaulting several women at a restaurant after surveillance footage of the attack sparked widespread outrage. Footage from a barbecue restaurant in Tangshan in northern Hebei province, time stamped 2:40 a.m. Friday, showed one of the men approaching a table where a party of four women were seated and placing his hand on a woman's back. She rebuffed him s
  
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• Riders scratch past Tiger-Cats 30-13 in CFL opener - Lethbridge News Now

  12-06-2022 04:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• 'Difficult for drivers': Gas prices set records in Ontario, Quebec

  12-06-2022 04:04
  
  The pain at the pump continues as gas prices reached record levels on Saturday around the major cities in Ontario and Quebec. According to Gaswizard.ca, gas prices hit 215.9 cents per litre on Saturday in the Greater Toronto Area as well as Ottawa, while a litre in gas in Montreal and Quebec City cost 224.9 cents. Earla Phillips, who drives for Uber and Lyft in Toronto, says she used to be able to fill up her tank for around $60. Now, she says that same amount of gas costs her $100. "It's been d
  
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• Worker killed at northwestern Alberta pulp mill

  12-06-2022 02:59
  
  A worker at a pulp mill in northwestern Alberta is dead after a workplace accident. Mercer International Incorporated said an independent contractor's employee working at the Peace River Pulp Mill was killed Saturday. Provincial occupational health and safety officials told CTV News Edmonton investigators were first notified about the accident around 3 a.m. "We are saddened about the loss of life of one of our contractor's employees and our thoughts are with the individual's family and colleague
  
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• Worker, 53, killed at northwestern Alberta pulp mill

  12-06-2022 02:59
  
  A 53-year-old man working at a pulp mill in northwestern Alberta is dead after a workplace accident. Mercer International Incorporated said an independent contractor's employee working at the Peace River Pulp Mill was killed Saturday. RCMP say officers responded to the mill at 1:50 a.m. to assist and determined there was no foul play. Provincial occupational health and safety officials told CTV News Edmonton investigators were first notified about the accident around 3 a.m.  "We are saddene
  
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• Quebec Liberals promise not to preempt court challenges with notwithstanding clause - Lethbridge News Now

  12-06-2022 02:31 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Housing prices in Canada could fall 15 per cent by Dec. 2023 after Bank of Canada rate hikes: report

  12-06-2022 00:47
  
  As the Bank of Canada continues to hike rates in order to curb inflation, housing prices in Canada could fall 15 per cent from its peak by the end of next year, a new report says. The average price of a home in Canada peaked at just over $790,000 in February 2022, marking a 50 per cent increase over two years. But the report, published on Wednesday by Desjardins, says by December 2023, the average national home price could fall to around $675,000. Since the Bank of Canada began to raise interest
  
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• Canadian rock musician Bif Naked to be focus of new documentary

  12-06-2022 00:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  Bif Naked is going before the cameras in a new documentary on her life and career from the co-director of "The Corporation.''
  
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