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• Technical issues delay court hearing of man accused of killing Alberta couple

  24-06-2022 23:50
  
  A 42-year-old man, accused of impaired driving causing the death of a young Alberta couple, was supposed to appear at a Drumheller, Alta. courtroom for his first appearance but a glitch resulted in the proceedings being delayed. Richard Douglas Bell, of Elnora, Alta., is charged with multiple offences including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing death. Police say Bell was behind the wheel of a car that rear-ended another on High
  
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• Lethbridge Superstore offers Alberta's first walk in health clinic led by pharmacists

  24-06-2022 23:25
  
  A Canadian retailer has partnered with the University of Alberta to offer the province's first pharmacist-led health clinic as part of a pilot project. Loblaw Companies Ltd. said the walk-in clinic, which opens to patients Monday, is located inside the Real Canadian Superstore in Lethbridge. Jeff Leger, head of pharmacy for Loblaw and president of Shoppers Drug Mart, said pharmacists in Alberta are uniquely positioned to relieve some of the burden on the province's health-care system. "In Albert
  
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• Quebec's St-Jean Baptiste Day celebrations return after pandemic hiatus - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2022 22:51 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Quebec's St-Jean Baptiste Day celebrations return after pandemic hiatus  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Trail in Banff National Park flooded as high stream flow advisory remains in place

  24-06-2022 22:49
  
  Parks Canada says a hiking trail, located just outside the town of Banff, is closed after officials said the area is flooded. Officials issued the alert for Fenland Trail and the surrounding area on Thursday. A high stream flow advisory also remains in place for Banff National Park, but officials said the conditions are to be expected. "Rivers and creeks are prone to high water levels this time of year," the park wrote on its Facebook page. "As such, the Fenland Trail and surrounding area have b
  
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• Calgary police not at fault in woman's fatal 5-storey Chinatown fall: ASIRT

  24-06-2022 22:49
  
  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has determined Calgary Police Service officers did not commit an offence during the attempted arrest of a suspect who fell five-storeys to her death. On Friday, ASIRT, the police watchdog organization, released the findings of its investigation into the 2019 death of a 31-year-old woman in Calgary's Chinatown. According to ASIRT, the woman and her boyfriend were identified as suspected fentanyl traffickers who moved between Airbnb accommodations. The co
  
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• Banff trail flooded as high stream flow advisory remains in place

  24-06-2022 22:49
  
  Parks Canada says a hiking trail, located just outside the town of Banff, is closed after officials said the area is flooded. Officials issued the alert for Fenland Trail and the surrounding area on Thursday. A high stream flow advisory also remains in place for Banff National Park, but officials said the conditions are to be expected. "Rivers and creeks are prone to high water levels this time of year," the park wrote on its Facebook page. "As such, the Fenland Trail and surrounding area have b
  
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• Lethbridge YMCA still accepting donations after cycling campaign - My Lethbridge Now

  24-06-2022 22:18 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Lethbridge YMCA still accepting donations after cycling campaign  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Thomas Dang summoned for allegedly hacking COVID-19 vaccine passport website

  24-06-2022 21:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  Dang previously admitted to hacking the government's COVID-19 vaccination passport verification website late last year.
  
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• CF Montréal looking to end slump in showdown with Charlotte FC - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2022 21:40 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  CF Montréal looking to end slump in showdown with Charlotte FC  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Technical issue temporarily stops Canadian Forces Snowbirds from flight performances - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2022 21:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• RCMP lay non-criminal charge against Alberta MLA Thomas Dang

  24-06-2022 21:30
  
  An Edmonton MLA who admitted he used the premier's birth date to "hack" Alberta's COVID-19 records system has been charged under the province's Health Information Act. Thomas Dang, who represents Edmonton-South, resigned from the NDP caucus in December when RCMP first announced the investigation. Dang faces a non-criminal charge "for illegally attempting to access private information contained in the Alberta Health Services vaccine portal," RCMP spokesperson Fraser Logan said in a news release.
  
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• Chestermere launches pilot project allowing alcohol in parks

  24-06-2022 21:28
  
  Chestermere is introducing a pilot program that will allow adults to drink alcohol in select parks. City officials say the idea is to let people have the option of drinking while enjoying the lakeside or green spaces, similar to Calgary's alcohol in parks program. The Liquor in the Parks pilot, which will only be in place at John Peake Park and Sunset Park,will run through July and August, at which time Chestermere City Council will discuss its success. The pilot doesn't permit hard liquor or sp
  
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• Dollars for dogs: Alberta offers $300K to support service dog industry

  24-06-2022 21:15
  
  Nine organizations that raise, train, test and place service dogs in Alberta homes will be on the receiving end of some additional funding from the UCP government. Officials announced Friday that the government was investing $300,000 in Alberta's service dog industry and taking steps to approve three new organizations to do business here. Jason Luan, Alberta's minister of community and social services, said in a release that the animals are extremely important to the Albertans they serve. "They
  
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• Anti-hate experts concerned about rise in online threats toward LGBTQ2S+ events in Canada

  24-06-2022 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Canadian Anti-Hate Network says 'groomer' narratives are being spread across social media platforms like Twitter and TikTok this year. 
  
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• Alberta government invests $300000 to improve access to service dogs - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2022 20:01 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Alberta government invests $300000 to improve access to service dogs  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta's Shunda Creek Treatment Centre secures funding for new home

  24-06-2022 19:39
  
  Officials with Alberta’s Shunda Creek Treatment Centre say they've secured funding for a new site. For 13 years, the organization has operated out of an area west of Rocky Mountain House, Alta., helping people get and stay sober using an adventure therapy model billed as the only one of its kind in western Canada. The treatment centre is run by the non-profit group Enviros under contract to Alberta Health Services (AHS), and offers a 12-week wilderness-based addiction and mental health tre
  
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• Bo Levi Mitchell listed as questionable ahead of game against Edmonton

  24-06-2022 19:10
  
  The Calgary Stampeders listed quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell as questionable for Saturday's game against the Edmonton Elks in the team's injury report Thursday. Mitchell took limited reps in Thursday's practice at McMahon Stadium.  The 32-year-old Texan had a foot injury, the team indicated in its daily injury report. "He said he was a little sore, but other than that, I don't have anything to report," Stampeder head coach Dave Dickenson said following practice. "Hopefully everything's good t
  
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• Trudeau says overturning of Roe v. Wade in the U.S. is 'horrific'

  24-06-2022 18:35
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the news out of the United States that the country's Supreme Court has voted to end constitutional protections for abortion is "horrific." In a series of comments posted to Twitter on Friday, Trudeau said he "can't imagine the fear and anger" Americans are experiencing right now. "My heart goes out to the millions of American women who are now set to lose their legal right to an abortion," Trudeau tweeted. "No government, politician, or man should tell a woman
  
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• 'Devastating setback': Trudeau, politicians react to overturning of Roe v. Wade

  24-06-2022 18:35
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the news out of the United States that the country's Supreme Court has voted to end constitutional protections for abortion is "horrific." In a series of comments posted to Twitter on Friday, Trudeau said he "can't imagine the fear and anger" Americans are experiencing right now. "My heart goes out to the millions of American women who are now set to lose their legal right to an abortion," Trudeau tweeted. "No government, politician, or man should tell a woman
  
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• Jane Goodall returns to live events in effort to inspire hope, action on environment

  24-06-2022 18:30
  
  Jane Goodall says she's sharing a message of hope and a cry to action as she returns to the stage for live events. The scientist, who's best known for her work with wild chimpanzees in Africa, was in Calgary on Wednesday and was scheduled to give another talk in Victoria on Friday night. "It's my first trip to Canada in three years, because of the pandemic, and it's my third trip anywhere,'' Goodall said in an interview Wednesday before her Calgary event. Like many, she spent
  
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• Suspects charged over puzzling needle attacks in France - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2022 18:29 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Suspects charged over puzzling needle attacks in France  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Swimming returns to Calgary's Sikome Lake for first time since 2019

  24-06-2022 18:21
  
  A popular swimming destination in Fish Creek Provincial Park is open to the public after two years of being closed. Alberta Parks announced Friday that the Sikome Aquatic Facility is open for the season after the lake remained dry in both 2021 and 2020. Day passes are available at the facility gates and are priced at:$10 per family (two adults and up to four children who all live at the same residence); $5 per adult (18-64); $4 per senior (65+); $3 per child or youth (6-17); $2 for persons with
  
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• Brooks man charged with death 30-year-old woman

  24-06-2022 18:17 via globalnews.ca
  
  In a Friday news release, police say they charged Mat Bangoang Choap, 35, of Brooks with second-degree murder in the death of Tamara Debbie Soosay.
  
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• Lifeguard shortages impacting pools, water programs across Canada - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2022 18:13 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lifeguard shortages impacting pools, water programs across Canada  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Auger-Aliassime seeded sixth at Wimbledon, Fernandez confirmed out - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2022 18:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Auger-Aliassime seeded sixth at Wimbledon, Fernandez confirmed out  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• US states allowed to ban abortions after Supreme Court decision - My Lethbridge Now

  24-06-2022 17:08 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  US states allowed to ban abortions after Supreme Court decision  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Brooks man charged with second degree murder - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2022 16:58 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Brooks man charged with second degree murder  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Woman found dead in Brooks, Alta. apartment, suspect charged

  24-06-2022 16:54
  
  A 35-year-old man from Brooks, Alta. has been charged with second-degree murder after a woman was found dead in an apartment Wednesday morning. Emergency crews responded to an apartment building in the southern Alberta city shortly after 11:30 a.m. on June 22 for report of an unresponsive woman. The woman was dead when RCMP members arrived. The deceased has been identified as 30-year-old Tamara Debbie Soosay of Brooks. RCMP officials have not disclosed the nature of her death. The investigation
  
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• Live updates | Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2022 16:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Rising cost of gas detrimental for rural mail carriers, residents

  24-06-2022 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  
  A mail carrier says her out-of-pocket costs for delivering packages along her rural route have doubled because of the hike in gas prices and cost of living.
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortions

  24-06-2022 16:17
  
  U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortions. This is a breaking news update. More to come...
  
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• Justin 'Jayne' Conroy, well-known Overwatch coach, reported missing in Airdrie, Alta.

  24-06-2022 15:45
  
  RCMP is asking for information regarding the disappearance of an Airdrie man, a case that's captured the attention of the global Overwatch gaming community. Justin 'Jayne' Conroy, 29, was last seen early Monday morning in the neighbourhood of Cooper's Crossing in his hometown. Royal Canadian Mounted Police officials say there are concerns for his well-being. Conroy is described as:Having red hair and brown eyes; Being 188 centimetres (6'2") tall; Weighing 68 kilograms (150 lbs); and, Having a be
  
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• Justin 'Jayne' Conroy, well-known Overwatch coach, found safe after being reported missing

  24-06-2022 15:45
  
  Police confirm a missing Airdrie man has been located and is safe in a case that captured the attention of the global Overwatch gaming community. Justin 'Jayne' Conroy, 29, was last seen early Monday morning in the neighbourhood of Cooper's Crossing in his hometown. Royal Canadian Mounted Police officials said there were concerns for his well-being. RCMP announced Friday morning that Conroy had been found. Threads of concern were posted on forums for Overwatch — an online, team-based, firs
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes announce 2022-2023 regular season home schedule - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2022 15:44 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Hurricanes announce 2022-2023 regular season home schedule  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• City informing residents of Dutch Elm Disease - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2022 15:16 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  City informing residents of Dutch Elm Disease  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• 'How are people surviving?': Gas spike detrimental for rural mail carriers, residents

  24-06-2022 15:08
  
  A mail carrier says her out-of-pocket costs for delivering packages along her rural route have doubled because of the steep hike in gas prices and cost of living being experienced by many Canadians. “The stress is exhausting,” said Jennifer Henson, a Calgary mother of two boys and one of 11,000 rural and suburban mail carriers delivering letters for Canada Post across the country. “It's not just gas. The cost of living has skyrocketed,” Henson said. “I'm always wond
  
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• Andreescu in Bad Homburg final after Halep withdraws - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2022 15:03 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Andreescu in Bad Homburg final after Halep withdraws  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pharmacist-Led Health Clinic to Open in Lethbridge, Alberta - Canada NewsWire

  24-06-2022 14:57 via newswire.ca
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• 2022 Community Survey results released in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2022 14:44 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  2022 Community Survey results released in Lethbridge  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• New Calgary greenhouse to quadruple farm's production of food for people in need

  24-06-2022 14:31
  
  With the grand opening of a new greenhouse, an urban farm in southeast Calgary is better positioned to navigate the difficulties of farming in Alberta. From cold winters to unpredictable seeding seasons and common concerns about draught, it's no secret that farming in the region has its fair share of challenges. Highfield Farm is now capable of growing at least twice the amount of food it had previously produced annually by expanding its indoor growing capacity
  
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• A sunny and summery weekend in Calgary

  24-06-2022 14:04
  
  There is a strong likelihood that by the time you read this, the brunt of rainshowers will have quit and fallen off. The rain looked to be heaviest heading out of the 4 a.m. hour; the remainder of Calgary's day will feel somewhat like yesterday afternoon, where we mixed periods of sun with pockets of moisture; some of this didn't make it to ground. The pressure shift will create a strong dose of wind from the north, which will impact our bottom-line temperatures and keep us cooler. Thereafter, t
  
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• How a little museum in Lytton is rising from the ashes

  24-06-2022 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Twelve months after a fire destroyed the community of Lytton in B.C.’s Fraser Canyon, residents and business owners are still waiting to rebuild. Everything was destroyed in the fire. Lytton needs to literally rebuild from the ground up. This is a tiny community, population 250, but its history is extensive and rich. Indigenous peoples have...
  
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• Almost half of Canadians are doing worse financially than the previous year: survey

  24-06-2022 12:23
  
  As inflation rates soar to the highest they've been in Canada in forty years, nearly half of Canadians say that right now, they're doing worse financially than they were at this time last year. A further third say they expect things to get even worse in the coming year, the largest number of people to answer this way in more than a decade.Download our app to get local alerts to your device Get the latest local updates right to your inboxThe numbers come from a new Angus Reid Institute (ARI) surv
  
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• Online streaming bill could make YouTube manipulate its algorithms: CRTC chair - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2022 10:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Online streaming bill could make YouTube manipulate its algorithms: CRTC chair  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Commonwealth leaders' summit officially opens Friday in Rwanda - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2022 10:08 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Commonwealth leaders' summit officially opens Friday in Rwanda  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lethbridge Superstore offers Alberta's first walk-in health clinic led by pharmacists - Toronto Star

  24-06-2022 09:00 via thestar.com
  Lethbridge Superstore offers Alberta's first walk-in health clinic led by pharmacists  Toronto Star
  
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• $9K in drugs seized by police, Lethbridge man charged | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  24-06-2022 09:00 via calgary.ctvnews.ca
  
  $9K in drugs seized by police, Lethbridge man charged | CTV News  CTV News Calgary
  
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• UK Conservatives lose 2 elections in blow to PM Johnson - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2022 07:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  UK Conservatives lose 2 elections in blow to PM Johnson  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• UCP leadership candidates explain stances on provincial police force, Alberta Sovereignty Act

  24-06-2022 06:02
  
  Three of the candidates running to be leader of the United Conservative Party believe Alberta should create its own provincial police force, while others believe Albertans should be further consulted. Seven of the eight UCP leadership hopefuls and Alberta's next premier participated in a panel discussion Thursday hosted by the Free Alberta Strategy. The strategy, launched in September 2021, shares initiatives the province can "implement today" to make Alberta a "sovereign jurisdiction" within Ca
  
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• Toronto Raptors draft centre Christian Koloko 33rd overall - Lethbridge News Now

  24-06-2022 05:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Toronto Raptors draft centre Christian Koloko 33rd overall  Lethbridge News Now
  
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