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• Alberta government announces funding to expand Indigenous police forces

  23-06-2022 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Justice Minister Tyler Shandro said the Alberta government will provide up to $30,000 to Indigenous and municipal communities who want to explore alternative policing models.
  
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• Refugees in Calgary calling for urgent aid in wake of deadly Afghanistan Earthquake

  23-06-2022 23:53
  
  Calgarians with family members and friends living in Afghanistan are sending messages of hope and love to those back home after a deadly earthquake in the eastern part of the country killed at least 1,000 people. The 6.1 magnitude quake struck the provinces of Paktika and Khost shortly after 1:30 a.m. local time Wednesday while most families were asleep in their homes. In addition to the dead, at least 1,500 people are injured as family members and friends dig with their bare hands thr
  
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• Alberta government to pay for 15 new police officers for First Nations' services

  23-06-2022 23:15
  
  Public safety on three First Nations communities will be getting a boost thanks to the Alberta government. Officials with Alberta Justice say the three First Nations police services operating in Alberta will be receiving enough funding to hire an additional five officers each. The government says the move was made after it saw the federal government had frozen its First Nations and Inuit Policing Program. "Every community in Alberta needs adequate policing resources to ensure the safety and secu
  
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• Pope's Edmonton-area trip includes Maskwacis residential school visit, Commonwealth Stadium mass

  23-06-2022 23:09
  
  The Holy See has shut down any doubt or speculation mobility issues will prevent Pope Francis from visiting Canada in the spirit of reconciliation next month. An itinerary for the trip, which starts in Edmonton on July 24 and ends in Iqaluit on July 29, was released by the Holy See Press Office early Thursday morning and confirmed the Pope would visit a former residential school site while in Alberta. While in Alberta's capital region for three days, Francis will also witness the reopening of Sa
  
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• Pope's Alberta trip includes Maskwacis residential school visit, Commonwealth Stadium mass

  23-06-2022 23:09
  
  The Holy See has shut down any doubt or speculation mobility issues will prevent Pope Francis from visiting Canada in the spirit of reconciliation next month. An itinerary for the trip, which starts in Edmonton on July 24 and ends in Iqaluit on July 29, was released by the Holy See Press Office early Thursday morning and confirmed the Pope would visit a former residential school site while in Alberta. While in Alberta's capital region for three days, Francis will also witness the reopening of Sa
  
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• Place kicker Rene Paredes is Mr. Automatic for the Stampeders

  23-06-2022 23:00
  
  Stamps placekicker Rene Paredes might fly underneath the radar most weeks, but he remains one of the team's biggest offensive weapons Paredes doesn't need a lot of attention. He's not what you might call a social media presence. He prefers ito see others in the limelight. But when you kick as well as the 11 year veteran does, its hard not to get noticed. Paredes is on quite the streak right now.  He hasn't missed a field goal in 26 straight regular season games. Paredes said he had no clue
  
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• Brown and Blake should battle for sprint gold at Canadian championships - Lethbridge News Now

  23-06-2022 22:53 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Brown and Blake should battle for sprint gold at Canadian championships  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Imperial Oil signs deal with E3 Lithium to advance pilot project

  23-06-2022 22:46
  
  Imperial Oil Ltd. has signed a deal with E3 Lithium for a lithium project in Alberta and agreed to invest $6.35 million in the company. The agreement helps advance E3 Lithium's Clearwater project, which will draw lithium from under the Leduc oilfield. It includes drilling lithium evaluation wells and the scaling up of E3 Lithium's technology, which brings the brine liquid to the surface where the lithium is removed and concentrated. Under the agreement, E3 Lithium will continue to operate the Cl
  
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• Facts about the former Alberta residential school site Pope Francis plans to visit

  23-06-2022 22:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pope Francis' planned visit to Canada next month includes a stop at the site of the former Ermineskin Indian Residential School. Here are some facts about the site.
  
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• He was set to start flight school in Ukraine when it was invaded. Now his aviation dream has brought him to Calgary

  23-06-2022 22:21
  
  On the day before Russia invaded his home country, Vladyslav Vitske was up in the air. The 24-year-old from Ukraine was working as a flight attendant on that February day and was just a month away from starting his training to become a pilot, something he has been dreaming about since childhood. Vitske now finds himself halfway around the world, in Calgary, among the more than 51,000 Ukrainian refugees who have fled to Canada during the war this year. He's in a new country, a new city, but he fo
  
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• Alberta UCP leadership candidate Danielle Smith promises immediate sovereignty act

  23-06-2022 22:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  If she becomes Alberta's premier, Danielle Smith said there'd be legislation to ignore federal laws along with steps to create a provincial police force and tax-collection agency.
  
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• Gender-affirming health coverage by Canadian province, territory

  23-06-2022 22:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  The types of gender-affirming treatments and procedures that are covered (and requirements for coverage) vary by region. Here's a breakdown.
  
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• Removal of COVID-19 restrictions boosts Calgary up global liveability index

  23-06-2022 21:45
  
  A liveability survey that looked at more than 170 cities worldwide has put Calgary ahead of all other Canadian cities this year. The 2022 Global Liveability Index, published by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU), looks at a variety of factors such as stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. This year, Calgary is ranked the highest among Canadian cities, tying for third with Zurich, Switzerland. Vancouver is fifth while Toronto is in eighth. The index came u
  
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• Rotary Dragon Boat Festival returns after two-year hiatus - My Lethbridge Now

  23-06-2022 21:22 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Rotary Dragon Boat Festival returns after two-year hiatus  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Canada joins international agreement to help Indigenous businesses access new markets - Lethbridge News Now

  23-06-2022 21:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canada joins international agreement to help Indigenous businesses access new markets  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• ‘Over the top hypocrisy’ of F1 oilsands protest helps Alberta’s case, Jason Kenney argues

  23-06-2022 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  
  Jason Kenney says the "over-the-top hypocrisy" of Sebastian Vettel's position helps him make the case for why the world should be looking to Alberta for its fossil-fuel energy.
  
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• Agents search home of Trump-era Justice Dept. official - Lethbridge News Now

  23-06-2022 21:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Agents search home of Trump-era Justice Dept. official  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Anger, frustration and rumours outside Montreal passport office as delays continue - Lethbridge News Now

  23-06-2022 20:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Anger, frustration and rumours outside Montreal passport office as delays continue  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• RCMP arrest man after firearms were found in an abandoned vehicle

  23-06-2022 20:45
  
  Claresholm RCMP arrested a 35-year-old man from Fort Macleod in connection with an investigation into an abandoned vehicle on Wednesday. Police were called to the scene, at Seventh Street and 51 Avenue in Claresholm, in the early morning hours of June 22 for reports of a suspicious vehicle. When officers attended and arranged to have it towed, they saw an unsecured rifle and ammunition inside the vehicle. The items were seized from the vehicle and police left the scene, but were called back by t
  
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• Improvements to Calgary’s 5th Street S.W. underpass now finished

  23-06-2022 20:12
  
  Work to improve Calgary's Fifth Street S.W. underpass is now finished.  The underpass was redeveloped to have wider sidewalks, brighter lighting, upgraded crosswalks, new landscaping and beautification. Crews also removed temporary cycle tracks and replaced them with permanent barriers. The underpass connects the downtown to the Beltline and is used by nearly 6,500 pedestrians and 1,200 cyclists each day. City officials say the redesign was done to improve safety and accessibility. "These d
  
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• Boating advisory for Bow and Elbow Rivers lifted as conditions improve

  23-06-2022 20:09
  
  Now that Calgary's waterways are a bit safer, officials have lifted an advisory that was put in place earlier this month to prevent residents from getting into the Bow and Elbow Rivers. The City of Calgary issued the guideline on June 12 because of high stream flow on the Elbow River, bringing the same rule into place on the Bow River a few days later. Officials say the flow rate has fallen, creating safer conditions that will allow Calgarians to enjoy the rivers once more. "Flow levels are clos
  
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• 1/6 panel to hear of Trump's pressure on Justice Department - Lethbridge News Now

  23-06-2022 20:02 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  1/6 panel to hear of Trump's pressure on Justice Department  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Liberals introduce legislation to create national council to oversee reconciliation - Lethbridge News Now

  23-06-2022 19:48 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Liberals introduce legislation to create national council to oversee reconciliation  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Imperial Oil signs deal with E3 Lithium to advance pilot project in Alberta’s historic Leduc oilfield

  23-06-2022 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  The agreement will see Imperial invest $6.35 million in E3 Lithium, a junior resource company that has developed a technology to extract lithium from oilfield brines.
  
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• Multiple road closures to watch out for today - My Lethbridge Now

  23-06-2022 19:38 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Multiple road closures to watch out for today  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak narrowly misses eighth world championship medal - Lethbridge News Now

  23-06-2022 19:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak narrowly misses eighth world championship medal  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner not running for UCP leadership

  23-06-2022 19:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a long-winded Substack post published on Thursday, Michelle Rempel Garner said campaign logistics are in place but she raised concerns about internal conflict within the UCP.
  
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• U of L researchers receive federal funding - Lethbridge News Now

  23-06-2022 19:27 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  U of L researchers receive federal funding  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary MP Michelle Rempel Garner not running for UCP leadership

  23-06-2022 19:26
  
  Despite recent polls calling her a frontrunner, Calgary Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel Garner will not compete to be the next leader of the United Conservative Party. In a statement posted Thursday morning, Rempel Garner says she strongly considered running for leader, but "given everything, I think Albertans would be better served if right now I stayed in the important role they’ve already given to me. "This has been the hardest decision I have ever had to make," Rempel Garner said. "I will
  
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• Property taxes due in Lethbridge June 30 - Lethbridge News Now

  23-06-2022 19:06 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Property taxes due in Lethbridge June 30  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Patrick Brown requests party probe 'misleading' membership email from Poilievre - Lethbridge News Now

  23-06-2022 18:51 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Patrick Brown requests party probe 'misleading' membership email from Poilievre  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Officials: US to send rocket systems, other aid to Ukraine - Lethbridge News Now

  23-06-2022 18:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Officials: US to send rocket systems, other aid to Ukraine  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Gun bill on road to passage as Senate overcomes GOP delays - Lethbridge News Now

  23-06-2022 18:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Gun bill on road to passage as Senate overcomes GOP delays  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Man charged in unprovoked CTrain platform assault, woman still sought

  23-06-2022 18:46
  
  Calgary police say they've been able to locate one of two people allegedly involved in an unprovoked assault on a CTrain platform that left a man lying unconscious on the tracks. The incident happened at the City Hall station just before 8 p.m. on April 18th. Police say the victim, a man in his 50s, had just entered a shelter on the platform when two strangers, a man and a woman, approached him.  "The man grabbed the victim and threw him from the platform onto the train tracks headfirst," s
  
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• Police ask partygoers who last saw Colton Crowshoe alive to contact them

  23-06-2022 18:12
  
  Calgary police are urging the public to come forward with information about homicide victim Colton Crowshoe as they continue investigating his death almost eight years later. Colton Crowshoe was last seen alive by friends leaving a house party in the Abbeydale area on July 4, 2014. His body was found just over two weeks later, on July 24, in a retention pond at 16th Avenue N.E. and Stoney Trail. Investigators determined Crowshoe's death was a homicide, and believe that he was killed shortly afte
  
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• More than $500K worth of drugs, cash seized in investigation with ties to Alberta, British Columbia

  23-06-2022 18:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams said Thursday morning that an investigation began in Lloydminster in May 2021, following an initial drug seizure in the border city. 
  
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• Family ask partygoers who last saw Colton Crowshoe alive to contact police

  23-06-2022 18:12
  
  Family of a young man found dead almost eight years ago are urging the public to come forward with information. Colton Crowshoe was last seen alive by friends leaving a house party in the Abbeydale area on July 4, 2014. His body was found just over two weeks later, on July 24, in a retention pond at 16th Avenue N.E. and Stoney Trail. Investigators determined Crowshoe's death was a homicide, and believe that he was killed shortly after leaving the Abbeydale house party, and his body was dumped in
  
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• Claresholm RCMP charge Fort Macleod man with weapons offences - Lethbridge News Now

  23-06-2022 17:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Claresholm RCMP charge Fort Macleod man with weapons offences  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Severe storms possible for overnight

  23-06-2022 17:25
  
  AFTERNOON UPDATE: Storms are now active across the region:A stormy afternoon lies ahead. The weather article is also updated - #Calgary remains with a risk for #abstorm activity off of the foothills. (Article link here: https://t.co/LBLTIvozVY) pic.twitter.com/9py55HC14m — Kevin Stanfield (@CTVStanfield) June 23, 2022Carrying into the later afternoon, storms will likely intensify beyond the warning-relayed nickel-sized hail. Calgary, too, despite being in the development zone, could see a
  
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• Severe storms possible for Calgary's afternoon Thursday

  23-06-2022 17:25
  
  AFTERNOON UPDATE: Storms are now active across the region:A stormy afternoon lies ahead. The weather article is also updated - #Calgary remains with a risk for #abstorm activity off of the foothills. (Article link here: https://t.co/LBLTIvozVY) pic.twitter.com/9py55HC14m — Kevin Stanfield (@CTVStanfield) June 23, 2022Carrying into the later afternoon, storms will likely intensify beyond the warning-relayed nickel-sized hail. Calgary, too, despite being in the development zone, could see a
  
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• Another risk of storms for Calgary Thursday afternoon

  23-06-2022 17:25
  
  Today offers dangerous conditions in parts of our province. The lee low coming down from the Rockies west of Red Deer will make a sweeping advance across the prairies, clipping at a good pace into Saskatchewan by this evening. Along the way, it’ll scoop up everything it needs to generate severe storms and, similar to yesterday, supercells along a similar corridor. The noteworthy adjustment will be in these storms maturing to potential tornado development. Tornado watches in Central to East
  
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• Biden administration moves to expand Title IX protections - Lethbridge News Now

  23-06-2022 17:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Biden administration moves to expand Title IX protections  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pope Francis' visit to Canada to include stop at residential school

  23-06-2022 17:12
  
  The Vatican has released the program for Pope's visit to Canada next month, which includes visiting the site of a former Alberta residential school with survivors of the institutions. The papal visit is set to start in Edmonton on July 24 and end in Iqaluit on July 29. It is to include public and private events with an emphasis on Indigenous participation. "We pray this pilgrimage will serve as another meaningful step in the long journey of healing, reconciliation and hope," said Archbishop Rich
  
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• Pope Francis to visit former Alberta residential school during Canada trip: Vatican

  23-06-2022 16:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Pope Francis is expected to deliver an apology for the Roman Catholic Church's role in Canada's residential school system while in the country.
  
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• Nearly half of Canadian renters expect to stay tenants indefinitely: survey

  23-06-2022 16:05
  
  Almost half of Canadians who rent say they will continue to do so indefinitely and aren't sure when they'll be able to get into the housing market, says a new survey. Renters surveyed by insurance firm Canada Life cited a lack of cash, fear and uncertainty as reasons for staying on the sidelines, with almost 73 per cent saying it's a bad time to buy a house and 17 per cent saying they'll never buy one. Ninety-one per cent of renters surveyed believe buying a home is getting harder every year, an
  
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• $15 million bursary to help Alberta students struggling financially - Lethbridge News Now

  23-06-2022 15:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  $15 million bursary to help Alberta students struggling financially  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• On inflation, the 'end in sight will come,' economist says

  23-06-2022 15:20
  
  While there may not be any easy short-term fixes to inflation, Concordia University economist Moshe Lander assures that "the end in sight will come." "The best thing that we can do at this point, as much as it's terrible, terrible to hear, is we just have to sit and deal with this and just find a way to get through it," he told CTV's Your Morning on Thursday. "If we can get through COVID, we can get through a one-year rough inflation patch."Tailor the news you receive straight to your inbox by s
  
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• Utility rebates to begin in Alberta next month - Lethbridge News Now

  23-06-2022 14:56 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Utility rebates to begin in Alberta next month  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• WHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergency

  23-06-2022 13:03
  
  As the World Health Organization convenes its emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency, some experts say WHO’s decision to act only after the disease spilled into the West could entrench the grotesque inequities that arose between rich and poor countries during the coronavirus pandemic. Declaring monkeypox to be a global emergency would mean the U.N. health agency considers the outbreak to be an “extrao
  
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• Trial by fire: What a village in B.C. is teaching the world about climate adaptation

  23-06-2022 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  It might be a tiny community of only 250 people, but the village of Lytton is offering the world a monumental lesson in preparing for the realities of climate change. On June 30, 2021, a raging wildfire consumed this village in B.C.’s Fraser Canyon in a matter of minutes. Ever since, the community has struggled...
  
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