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• Lethbridge County to discuss financial commitment to attract and retain physicians › Sunny South News - Sunny South News

  19-07-2022 23:59 via sunnysouthnews.com
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• Toronto Raptors sign guard Jeff Dowtin Jr. to two-way contract - Lethbridge News Now

  19-07-2022 23:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Toronto Raptors sign guard Jeff Dowtin Jr. to two-way contract  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Co-owner Grant not messing with Bulldog Hanover's winning formula - Lethbridge News Now

  19-07-2022 23:38 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Co-owner Grant not messing with Bulldog Hanover's winning formula  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta expanding supports and consolidating services for victims of crime

  19-07-2022 23:12
  
  The Alberta government plans to expand the range of supports available to victims of crime starting this fall. Justice Minister Tyler Shandro says the changes, set to begin Sept. 1, aim to give additional help to victims of violence who face complex and unique problems. Among the changes, victims needing help coping with a severe brain injury would be able to access up to $100,000 with ongoing supplemental benefits of $1,000 a month. Victims of human trafficking would be eligible for up to $1,00
  
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• Jack Long Park reopens after four-year redevelopment

  19-07-2022 22:47
  
  Ater a four-year redevelopment period, the City of Calgary is reopening Jack Long Park for public use. The park is a green space located in Inglewood directly west of the Alexandra Centre near the downtown core. The park now offers “a new recreational space for families and youth including a natural play area, picnic tables and large family style harvest table,” the City of Calgary said in a press release. Other new amenities that are mentioned are paved areas for events and kiosks.
  
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• Lethbridge County farms recovering after hailstorm causes severe damage - My Lethbridge Now

  19-07-2022 22:36 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Lethbridge County farms recovering after hailstorm causes severe damage  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Alberta to expand supports for victims of crime

  19-07-2022 22:31 via globalnews.ca
  
  Justice Minister Tyler Shandro says the changes, set to begin Sept. 1, aim to give additional help to victims of violence who face complex and unique problems.
  
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• Missing Calgary man last seen near Olympia Motel: police

  19-07-2022 21:58
  
  Calgary police are looking for help locating a missing man last seen in the community of Montgomery. Police say the family of Glen David Lamarsh, 46, haven't seen or heard from him since July 13, when he left his home in the 200 block of Silver Mead Crescent N.W. Since then, police say Lamarsh was seen near the Olympia Motel and Lodge in the 5000 block of 16th Avenue N.W. on July 16, but that is the last time he was spotted. "Police and his family are concerned for his welfare," said a Tuesday r
  
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• Hoover Dam transformer explodes; no one hurt - Lethbridge News Now

  19-07-2022 21:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Alberta man earns jail time, firearms ban for death of Siksika hockey player

  19-07-2022 21:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Brandon and his brother Kody Giffen were charged with first-degree murder in Kristian Ayoungman's 2019 death.
  
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• Longtime Raptors assistant Eric Khoury named head coach of Raptors 905 - Lethbridge News Now

  19-07-2022 21:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Longtime Raptors assistant Eric Khoury named head coach of Raptors 905  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• These are the best stargazing spots in Canada, according to a travel website

  19-07-2022 20:56
  
  An online travel search website has ranked Alberta's Banff National Park as the most "Instagrammable" place to stargaze in Canada this year. Next Vacay, a website that scans databases to find affordable flights for travellers, compiled a list of the 10 best places to stargaze in Canada, most of which are located in Alberta and British Columbia. The list, shared with CTVNews.ca, is based on an analysis of 38 national parks in Canada. Also included in Next Vacay's top five stargazing destinations
  
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• YYC Music Awards announces nominees for in-person awards gala

  19-07-2022 20:50
  
  The YYC Music Awards has announced the nominees for the seventh installment of Calgary's music awards gala. The organization, which showcases and honors the "incredible musical talent" produced in the Calgary area, will be handing out 25 awards in categories ranging from Alternative Recording of the Year to World/Cultural Recording of the Year.   The gala will be held at the Grey Eagle Casino and Event Centre on Sept. 18. Stephanie Huchinson, YYC Music Awards president and program director,
  
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• Alberta to offer 2nd COVID-19 booster to everyone 18+

  19-07-2022 20:34 via globalnews.ca
  
  Albertans 18 and older will soon be eligible for their second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose.
  
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• Alberta offers second COVID-19 booster doses - My Lethbridge Now

  19-07-2022 20:32 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
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• Football Canada, CFL Players Association unveil three-year partnership - Lethbridge News Now

  19-07-2022 20:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Football Canada, CFL Players Association unveil three-year partnership  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Alberta to open 4th COVID-19 vaccine dose to all adults Wednesday

  19-07-2022 20:16
  
  Adult Albertans are eligible to receive a fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot on Wednesday, the province has announced. People who are 18 and older and received their first booster more than five months ago can book online or call 811. More details to come…
  
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• Man killed in south Calgary assault, police look for witnesses

  19-07-2022 20:04
  
  Calgary police are investigating a brutal assault earlier this month that resulted in a man's death. Officers were called to a home in the 1900 block of Cottonwood Crescent S.E. at around 3 a.m. on Friday, July 8 for reports of a man in medical distress. The victim was rushed to hospital in serious condition but later died from his injuries. Investigators believe the victim had been assaulted at a residence a short distance away, in the 2500 block of 10 Avenue S.E., several hours before he went
  
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• Cochrane teen's disappearance enters sixth day, RCMP seek tips

  19-07-2022 19:29
  
  Cochrane RCMP is asking the public for assistance in locating 14-year old Devon Clark. Devon was last seen on the night of July 14 on Sundown Way in the northern tip of Cochrane. Police have been unable to locate him and are concerned for his wellbeing. The teen is described as:178 centimetres (5’10”) tall; Weighing 77 kilograms (170 lbs); and, Having blond hair and brown eyes.He was last seen wearing a red baseball hat, burgundy t-shirt and ripped jeans. If you have seen Clark, the
  
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• Province unveils new strategy to prevent elder abuse - Lethbridge News Now

  19-07-2022 18:47 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Province unveils new strategy to prevent elder abuse  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Canada lacks clear funding, overall plan to commemorate treaties: document - Lethbridge News Now

  19-07-2022 18:31 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• One dead, family taken to hospital after crash near Vulcan - My Lethbridge Now

  19-07-2022 18:01 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  One dead, family taken to hospital after crash near Vulcan  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Province outlines roadmap to tackle racism - Lethbridge News Now

  19-07-2022 17:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Canada's turbine decision could weaken united sanctions front against Russia: Hillier - Lethbridge News Now

  19-07-2022 17:39 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Canada's turbine decision could weaken united sanctions front against Russia: Hillier  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Random COVID testing is back for air travellers entering Canada

  19-07-2022 17:07
  
  With the federal government resuming random COVID-19 testing for inbound air travellers as of Tuesday, one expert is calling for more transparency on how the measure is keeping Canadians safe. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) had paused random testing at airports last month amid mounting pressure to address long delays at airports. But as of July 19, fully vaccinated international air travellers landing in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal or Toronto will be once again subject to mandatory r
  
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• Random COVID testing for air travellers returns, but expert calls for more data transparency

  19-07-2022 17:07
  
  With the federal government resuming random COVID-19 testing for inbound air travellers as of Tuesday, one expert is calling for more transparency on how the measure is keeping Canadians safe. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) had paused random testing at airports last month amid mounting pressure to address long delays at airports. But as of July 19, fully vaccinated international air travellers landing in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal or Toronto will be once again subject to mandatory r
  
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• Methanol in blood of teens who died in South African tavern - Lethbridge News Now

  19-07-2022 15:34 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Methanol in blood of teens who died in South African tavern  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Storm risks in Calgary for a couple of days; warm and sunny throughout

  19-07-2022 15:30
  
  AFTERNOON UPDATE: Those severe storms have indeed materialized, with a severe storm warning in the Drayton Valley area, and severe storm watches for Airdrie/Olds (more likely Olds), Drumheller, Red Deer, and Rocky Mountain House. Yesterday, our stable layer veered away from storms Tuesday and Wednesday. Now, on Tuesday afternoon, the Wednesday storm chance is back.... so, too, is storm potential Thursday and Friday. These storms will push free of the foothills, driven by an upper jet south of th
  
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• Slight storm risk in Calgary, then warm and sunny

  19-07-2022 15:30
  
  If you were seeking the recap of the storms in southeast Alberta, Adriana Zhang and Stephen Hunt have your full coverage right here. For our local weather today, there remains a chance for storms to push free of the foothills along sections of the QEII today. Conditions remain for these storms to pack a wallop classifiable as "severe," where hail would be the main threat. Calgary is in the deepest south region of this and is least likely to receive it, but it's non-zero potential at some point i
  
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• Vulcan RCMP investigating fatal two-vehicle collision - Lethbridge News Now

  19-07-2022 14:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• Tsuut'ina Nation man charged with manslaughter - Lethbridge News Now

  19-07-2022 14:55 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Nova Scotia mass killer accumulated cash through 'illegitimate or suspicious' means - Lethbridge News Now

  19-07-2022 14:45 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Nova Scotia mass killer accumulated cash through 'illegitimate or suspicious' means  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Pickup driver killed, 4 injured in highway crash near Vulcan, Alta.

  19-07-2022 14:34
  
  A pickup truck driver is dead and the four occupants of an SUV are in hospital following a Saturday afternoon crash at a highway intersection in southern Alberta. The collision occurred shortly before 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 23 and Highway 529, roughly 17 kilometres south of the town of Vulcan. According to RCMP officials, a southbound pickup truck was struck on the driver's side by a westbound SUV. A 55-year old man who was driving the pickup was pronounced dead on scene. His n
  
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• 1 dead in fight outside Fort Macleod convenience store

  19-07-2022 14:13
  
  One man is dead and another faces a manslaughter charge following a weekend fight outside a convenience store in a southern Alberta town. RCMP responded to reports of an assault near a business in Fort Macleod on Seventh Avenue at around 1 a.m. on July 16. During the confrontation, one man's head struck a curb. He was transported to hospital where he died from his injuries. The identity of the deceased has not been released. Rodney Glen Small Legs Jr, 36, of Tsuut'ina Nation was charged with a s
  
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• UK shatters its record for highest temperature - Lethbridge News Now

  19-07-2022 13:12 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• As Europe bakes, Germany reckons with a return to coal

  19-07-2022 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  If a massive coal mine grows to meet surging energy demands in Germany, then what's left of Lützerath – a symbol of the fight to block coal – will be no more.
  
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• U.K. breaks record for highest temperature as Europe sizzles

  19-07-2022 11:02
  
  Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered Tuesday amid a heat wave that has seared swaths of Europe -- and the national weather forecaster predicted it would get hotter still in a country ill prepared for such extremes. The typically temperate nation was just the latest to be walloped by unusually hot, dry weather that has triggered wildfires from Portugal to the Balkans and led to hundreds of heat-related deaths. Images of flames racing toward a French beach and Brito
  
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• U.K. breaks its record for highest temperature as heat builds

  19-07-2022 11:02
  
  Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered Tuesday amid a heat wave that has seized swaths of Europe -- and the national weather forecaster predicted it would get hotter still in a country ill prepared for such extremes. The typically temperate nation was just the latest to be walloped by unusually hot, dry weather that has gripped the continent since last week, triggering wildfires from Portugal to the Balkans and leading to hundreds of heat-related deaths. Images of f
  
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• Fisheries report brings hope to Indigenous communities, sparks anger in industry - Lethbridge News Now

  19-07-2022 10:10 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
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• RCMP say 1 dead, 4 injured after SUV and pickup truck collided in southern Alberta on Saturday

  19-07-2022 06:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  RCMP said a pickup truck was traveling south on Highway 23 when it was struck on the driver's side by a westbound SUV that was travelling on Highway 529.
  
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• Trudeau tours B.C. cherry farm, where weather events have affected crop - Lethbridge News Now

  19-07-2022 06:15 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Trudeau tours B.C. cherry farm, where weather events have affected crop  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Lyles celebrates 25th with cruise through world qualifying - Lethbridge News Now

  19-07-2022 05:54 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lyles celebrates 25th with cruise through world qualifying  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Juan Soto overcomes JRod, contract talk to win HR Derby - Lethbridge News Now

  19-07-2022 05:24 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Juan Soto overcomes JRod, contract talk to win HR Derby  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Frequent code reds, high levels of ambulance strain in Edmonton region: AHS data

  19-07-2022 03:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  In January 2020, there were 18 red alerts resulting in no ambulances for less than one hour. Two years later, there were 1,233 code reds resulting in 40 hours of no ambulances.
  
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• Restaurants and hotels bounce back as Calgary Stampede welcomes over 1.2 million people

  19-07-2022 03:40
  
  Over a million people came out to the Calgary Stampede this year, giving local restaurants and hotels the boost they need as they continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Calgary Stampede welcomed 1,216,859 people over 10 days for its first full event since 2019. That is just shy of the all-time attendance record of 1.4 million, set in 2012. The weather was nearly perfect for the entire event and it was just what Calgary’s hospitality industry needed. The Metropolitan Kitchen &a
  
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• ‘There is still more to be done’: Alberta government releases plan to combat racism

  19-07-2022 03:22 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Anti-Racism Action Plan is grouped into five themes, all of which highlight areas where the government plans to make more progress.
  
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• TC Energy reduces output on Keystone Pipeline after damage to transformer

  19-07-2022 03:19
  
  TC Energy has reduced output on the Keystone Pipeline in the U.S. after the line's power transformer was vandalized. East River Electric said its substation in South Dakota was targeted Sunday. The sheriff's department and FBI have been notified. TC Energy declared a force majeure, reducing the line's operations while citing an event outside its control. Crews are trying to fix the transformer but there's no timeline yet for when the line will be fully restored. TC ENERGY STATEMENT TC Energy iss
  
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• AHS to revoke COVID-19 immunization as condition of employment - Lethbridge News Now

  19-07-2022 03:05 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
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• Mental evaluation for man who threatened Memphis shooting - Lethbridge News Now

  19-07-2022 02:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  Mental evaluation for man who threatened Memphis shooting  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Report says Alberta economy on road to recovery

  19-07-2022 01:41 via globalnews.ca
  
  A new report says Alberta’s economy is back on track and is expected to reach pre-pandemic levels by the end of the year.
  
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